Stryker Engineer interview questions

Standard HR questions followed by description of projects worked on at previous employers in a telephone interview. This was followed by an interview with gallup and then the final technical interview.

I got an email from the recruiter about 1-2 weeks after applying on the company’s website for an engineering position. I had a screening phone call with the recruiter that went well. About a week later, I had a 30min phone interview with the hiring manager. I could tell that I had a great interview with the HM. However, the HM warned me about the next step, the Gallup interview to get ready for it, because Stryker apparently puts a great emphasis on it. I felt that the Gallup Interview didn’t go well. Got a rejection email from HR about 2 weeks later. I know I am a really good candidate for the position. I know that the hiring manager loved everything that I said, and I think we had a great connection during the phone interview. He even warned me about Gallup. He probably already lost some good candidates to it. I know that over my career I always was a high performing member of the team. I had great performance reviews for my work, my attitude and teamwork, and I’ve never gotten into the conflicts. My resume truly matches their job description. What else can you ask from a candidate? What bothers me is that I didn’t lose to a better candidate, but I lost to a stupid Gallup interview. What’s the point of this nonsense that someone with Physiatry degree came up with? My engineering aptitude? To measure if my attitude and work habits will be a good fit for the company? They were great fit everywhere where I worked. Big or small companies. I don’t know how Gallup suckered Stryker into their false gospel. Maybe somebody slipped a thick envelope to the key HR partners at Stryker. Regardless, it’s a shame. I think Stryker is eliminating lots of talented/qualified people with Gallup interviews.