Timken interview questions

I was initially contact by telephone for a phone screen. All went well and then I was setup to do a phone interview with an HR Manager. The HRM called nearly an hour later than the appointment apologizing stating she had forgotten about the interview and assured me that was not the way Timken did things. The phone interview lasted about 45 minutes and I was asked to phone interview with the hiring manager. The hiring manager called me a few days later and we spoke for nearly an hour. Nothing outside of normal interview questions. I was then asked to come on site and do a panel interview. When I arrived to the facility 15 minutes early for my appointment, I waited on the HR manager for nearly 30 minutes. I was then given the application and other paperwork to fill out while waiting. I finished the paperwork and waited nearly another 30 minutes before being taken into the offices for the panel interview. The panel interview went well, again no odd questions. Most of the questioning was behavioral based and what if scenarios. There was a general sense of disorganization as to who was asking what questions from the panel members. Several awkward silences or coaching from the HRM as to who was to ask what next. The impression was that there was a breakdown in communication and lack of preparedness before my arrival. I then interviewed with solely the hiring manger and we spent well over an hour doing a tour and speaking about the responsibilities and duties that I would be doing. Again, no odd questioning, pretty normal interview questions. There were some technical questions but not nearly as many as I expected. I left the interview feeling very positive. I was ensured that I would be contacted either way by the end of the following week. I sent a follow up email to the panel and others when I returned home thanking them for their time and the opportunity. I received no responses. I was really confident when the HRM requested a connection on LinkedIN shortly after the interview. Three weeks went by and I had heard nothing. I decided it was time to contact Timken for a follow up. I tried calling the HRM and left a message. I sent an email to the HRM and the hiring manager as well. I received no responses. I waited another week and tried to call the hiring manager and left a message, still no response. Eventually, after a 5 weeks, it is obvious there wasn't going to be an offer, so I stopped worrying about it. I felt TImken's actions were very unprofessional, unorganized, and insulting to a job seeker. I will think twice about interviewing with this company again.

They use a set of canned questions and a panel grades you on your response. Like "tell me about a time when you made a mistake at your previous employer, what did you do to fix it?", or "tell me about a time when you disagreed with a coworker, what steps did you take to get them to leave you alone?". The BEST scores are generally for presenting your answer in a logical way. Presentation can weigh more than content. They are more impressed with your speaking skills than your actual answers. The average worker is a 50+ white male, born within 20 miles of Canton Ohio, willing to work 50 hours a week forever (theres not much to do in Canton anyway). This company has WAAAAY too many meetings. I probably averaged 24 hours of meetings per week, including some 8 hour staight ones. Upper management has nothing to do all day, so they schedule meetings to look like they are busy.