Stryker Graduate Engineer interview questions

The first stage consisted of a 20 minute interview with two engineers, one from R&D and one from Advanced Operations (AO). I was given an instrument before entering the interview room and had about 10 minutes to look at it, think about how it was made/ what it was used for etc. I was given a drill bit for a neurosurgical tool. The first part of the interview was based around the instrument part, a discussion around materials, design and manufacturing processes. I was thinking aloud for most of this part and definitely was not confident about my answers but the interviewers were very impressed so I think they like to see your train of thought. The second half consisted of normal interview questions, starting with qs based off my CV but it was easy to lead the conversation where you wanted it to go. I was asked about my favourite module in college and then a lot of questions were focused on the module, also why I chose biomedical engineering, whether I would consider roles in Stryker other than the graduate program, and then whether I would prefer R&D or AO. One interviewer was very engaging and easy to chat to, the other was quieter and only asked a couple of questions. I passed this round and was put forward for a position in AO. The next stage was the Gallup interview, a phone call based interview with an external HR personnel. I did not enjoy this process at all, was very uncomfortable answering some of the questions particularly when the feedback on the other end of the line is extremely minimal - it's difficult to read whether they want to hear more/ found the answer interesting etc. My interview lasted an hour and 15 minutes however I know that other candidates got through the questions more quickly, which might show decisiveness and better preparation. They look for consistency in your answers in this call and do not credit modesty i.e. if you say you're not the best at something they'll believe you. I didn't get through after this round and was informed of this by email from a Stryker recruiter just over a week after my interview.

Very Random Process for PRe tech but post pre tech Detailed Process