Graduate Bridge Engineer applicants have rated the interview process at Jacobs with 3 out of 5 (where 5 is the highest level of difficulty) and assessed their interview experience as 50% positive. To compare, the company-average is 72.6% positive. This is according to Glassdoor user ratings.
Common stages of the interview process at Jacobs as a Graduate Bridge Engineer according to 2 Glassdoor interviews include:
Background check: 33%
Skills test: 33%
Group panel interview: 33%
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Asked to introduce yourself, your background, education and etc. asked about the technical knowledge about fundamental bridge design process such as creep, shrinkage and design criteria of bridges. Overall is ok because it is a casual chat with some technical questions asked
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Question 1
What is the design criteria for bridge tension during construction stage?
Asked about the fundamental design concepts in bridge design and also the process in bridge design. Asked about my past experience in bridge design and software used. Casual chatting session to know more about you and the reason why u left ur previous company
I applied online. The process took 2 weeks. I interviewed at Jacobs (Leeds, England) in Mar 2016
Interview
Competency based questions were asked along with a technical exercise in the middle of the interview as well as a discussion about it after. Questions were also asked about my modules that I have studied at university and what my interests are. There was also an informal discussion about my interests and university life. A fairly pleasant experience overall and I got to meet some of the graduates.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
What type of modules have you studied in relation to bridge engineering?