I applied online through LM's website for multiple and many positions, I have several that are still "under review", I had a few that I got emails back stating another candidate was selected for interviewing and then I received this one about setting up an interview. It was a hiring event which is pretty common at least at LM's Aeronautics company. There were possibly 30+ other candidates (mostly engineers and interviewing for several positions including my own) and I was told that they were going to conduct another round of interviews with a whole new set of candidates in the afternoon. They split us up into groups of about ~10 people and some of us were taken to a conference room where there were 3 LM employees (less than 4 years with the company and young like the candidates) and it was very informal session to ask them any questions we were wanting answered within the company limits. I found it useful to have that knowledge going into the interview as some of the other groups did not get to do that portion until AFTER their interviews. Then we were given a brief tour of the manufacturing facility as well as their iLab which has some cool tech products like 3D printers and Oculus Rift. And then the final hour was for the interviews. So it was those 3 stages and depending on which group you were in would dictate the other of the stages. The interview process was a little different but nothing over the top or too stressful. There was a large auditorium filled with maybe 15 tables with a # on the table and the interviewers. You were given a folder when you first arrived to the facility that had your name, schedule for the morning and interviewer name, table # and time of interview. So when it was time for my interview I found my correct table and introduced myself to the interviewer. She was very polite and seemed to have a good balance of professionalism and tranquility. I did not seem as nervous as I thought I would be. (I should note that some candidates had 2 on 1 interviews and others, like myself, had 1 on 1). She started off by telling me more about the company and the position and the role I would be potentially taking on. I asked her some questions about herself and the company and then the formal interview started. She had a double-sided piece of paper with 3 rows x 4 columns. Both sides had this. The first column contained interview questions (all behavioral) the other columns were blank where she wrote her notes (she explained that answers were expected to follow the STAR method). The other side of the paper had the same thing. Each block on the first column had about 4 or 5 bullet points worth of scenarios and she would choose one from each row which totaled to 6 questions. She marked down which of the bullet points she chose and then wrote down keywords from my answers. I felt confident about what I said but the only thing I wish I could've taken back was answering a majority of the questions from the same situational experience (senior design project). She wrapped up by asking me one final question which was "why I should be selected over the other candidates" and then gave me one final opportunity to ask any other questions. There was a table set up with a variety of food and then a LM backpack with goodies was given to everyone before they left. Overall it was a good experience for it being my "first professional" interview at a large company. I have marked that I was not given an offer but my interview was on 9/28/18 so its been less than a week and I asked my interviewer when I should expect to hear something back and she said she could not give me a definite answer but maybe around 2 weeks so I am still crossing my fingers. Good luck to everyone else reading this and I hope you have a similar experience.
