Research and Development applicants have rated the interview process at 3M with 2.2 out of 5 (where 5 is the highest level of difficulty) and assessed their interview experience as 80% positive. To compare, the company-average is 69.1% positive. This is according to Glassdoor user ratings.
Candidates applying for Research and Development roles take an average of 28 days to get hired, when considering 5 user submitted interviews for this role. To compare, the hiring process at 3M overall takes an average of 29 days.
Common stages of the interview process at 3M as a Research and Development according to 5 Glassdoor interviews include:
One on one interview: 80%
Presentation: 20%
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I applied through college or university. I interviewed at 3M in Sep 2020
Interview
It was pretty standard questions with some oddballs. Lasted 30 min, was the last interview of the night (8:30 pm) with the recruiter going on vacation the next day. Did not the internship :c
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
What was the best compliment you ever received?
What is the best compliment you’ve ever given?
What makes you angry?
When have you shown leadership?
I applied through college or university. I interviewed at 3M
Interview
I applied through university, then attended an on-campus interview, got picked and added to the internal candidate pool. One and a half months later received a phone interview request from a group who found me in that candidate pool.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Tell me about your projects that you have done in the university.
I applied through college or university. The process took 2 months. I interviewed at 3M (Ann Arbor, MI) in Sep 2016
Interview
After speaking to a recruiter at my university's career fair, she signed me up to interview just two days ahead, which was a surprisingly quick turnaround. There were two people in the interview, both very friendly and welcoming, and only really asked me "soft", nontechnical questions.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
If you could invent anything (does not have to be realistic), what would it be and why?