Application Process & Interviews at Lendlease

I provided a written application with my CV and answers to two brief written application questions. I was then asked to complete a video interview where I was asked questions and had to record a verbal response. Finally, I was invited to complete an assessment centre where I had to create a 5 minute presentation and then participated in an interview via teams.

For such a large company they make you feel really welcome during the interview process and understand that you can nervous.

The interview process was lengthy but needed to capture the skills of different candidates. The assessments for the undergraduate program could have been a combined interview to test the social skills of varying students. Other than that, everything was smooth and reasonable.

Online Application - standard CV/application questions Video Interview - self recorded Assessment Centre/Final Interview - group activity, presentation, then final interviews

The interview process included an application, video interview, and individual presentation followed by an interview.

Very easy process - Written application - Pre recorded video interview (5 questions) - Assessment centre (10min presentation) - Formal interview

Thorough Interview process it?s great to see Lendlease don't just hire employees based on good resumes they look for personality as well, someone who can work well with others.

Submit resume, online questionnaire, phone interview, group interview, individual interview

Application followed by phone interview followed by group interview & finally one to one interview, very tedious process

It was easy - they were taking on more graduates and it happened very quickly for our intake round. For others I have heard it is more competitive.

Very intense group assessment however a very relaxed 1 on 1 interview afterwards.

Complex, HR Dept is very disconnected from Business Units and Teams

The process was a long one but it seemed very thorough in testing your work-ready skills. Similar to other companies, it has an online application process, a phoneinterview, a face-face interview and a group assessment. Offers are then made to candidates.

Extensive. Multiple stages online, phone interview then group and individual interview.

The interview process was interesting and involved a phone, group and individual interview.

One assessment centre after a phone interview. The group activity was easy but the one on one interviews were good.

Phone interview, group interview, individual interview and then offer round.

Extremely thorough, lots of hurdles to jump over.

Difficult - 1 phone interview, 1 face-face, a group assessment

Phone interview followed by a second stage one of one and group session

Written Questions: What is your understanding of Lendlease and how will our Undergraduate Program support your professional goals and aspirations? Describe a time when you were asked to do something you had never done before. How did you react and what did you learn? Presentation: What is your understanding of the Building Undergraduate role at Lendlease and what would you bring to the role in order to be successful? Interview: What is your understanding of Lendlease and why do you want to work with us? Describe a time you drove a successful outcome? Describe a time you had to change your approach.

What do know about the undergraduate site engineer role? Why are you interested in the construction industry? Why have you chosen this career over architecture? + a few standard behavioural questions

What got you into the Building industry? What do you know about Lendlease? Why did you choose this role when your aim is to become a Project Manager?

Tell me about yourself What is the most difficult situation you've resolved at work? Tell me about a time when you failed. When have you delivered excellent customer service? Why do you want to work at Lendlease and what is your understanding of the role? What do safety, environmental, social, etc mean for you?

Many company related questions such as our motivation for applying for Lendlease.

Just the standard questions. like what is your experience like and how many years have you worked in the industry? What university do you go to and how many years do you have left? Why do you want to do work here? and what are you expectations?

What do you know about Lendlease? How do you work well in a team?

Several real life examples of realistic problems faced on site etc.

Describe scenarios which relate to certain things and how you went about it(ie conflict, someone not performing, when you made a mistake). Why I want to work for the company.

General questions about my motivations for moving companies and changing to the building industry. I got the impression that my application had already secured me the position (unless I messed up).

Past Work Experience Areas of Interest

I was asked to give various examples of where I'd be collaborative & overcome obstacles in my work experience. I was also asked about how my values aligned with that of the company and was specifically asked about some volunteer work that I had done. They also asked me to essentially sell them on why I should be hired.

Usual stuff, in addition to personal hobbies and character-based prompts.

The questions related to achievements and challenges in both work, university and life. These questions did however get repetitive as the same questions were asked in both the phone and face to face interview.

Generic questions about myself and past experience. Traits were uncovered through group interview.

Why do you want to work here? What are your strengths and weaknesses? Why should we hire you?

Behavioural based questions

What are our motivations, why do we want to work for LL, where do you inspire to be

A wide range of construction specific queries, some questions about life and uni.

I was asked things like "do you know what the position involves?", "where would you like to be in the future/ 5 years?", "why have you decided not to do architecture?" "How do you manage all the extra curricular with uni and work?" But mostly we just had a conversation. They threw a couple of curveball questions in at the end like "can you recall a time when you had a to make a quick decision?" but I think by that stage of the interview they had already decided they were keen to hire me so even though I may not have answered those ones that well, there wasn't so much pressure. They also got us to watch a couple of training videos and asked me what I thought about the company's diversity policy (i.e. men and women, different trade backgrounds, experiences, etc)

Be yourself. Be very honest about your shortcomings but show you're willing to learn. Be very open about your passions, even if they aren't completely relevant to the specific role. These may help you align with the company values.

Do your research on the company. Know their values, projects and what they do holistically. Have a good understanding of the role your applying for and why you want to apply for it.

Always prepare answers for all behavioural and situational questions - Maybe an answer that can cater to all types of questions. Always research about your company and relate it to how it connects with your values. Be passionate about the role you are applying for.

Research the company and know what sets them apart from other builders - projects, values, cultures, priorities and reputation. Know the role you're applying for. If you can talk (high level) about the day-to-day responsibilities and role it's fairly impressive. Know what sets you apart from other candidates and communicate that clearly in your interview.

Give lots of positive energy and don't be afraid to talk a lot and be friendly! Also study up on why you want to work at Lendlease and your favourite projects.

If you can submit your application in person do it because everyone receives thousands of emails each day regarding a multitude of subjects and I think when an envelope appears on a desk compared to a notification in the bottom right hand corner it grabs their attention a little bit more.

Know the company and be yourself!

Know the role you are applying for, and what?s involved. There are also many forums of people who are going through the same interview process, it?s good to learn from other people's mistakes and what they've done right.

Know about the industry and the company so that you can ask any relevant questions to show you?re interested. be prepared with scenarios from different aspects of your life which can be used to describe how you dealt with different scenarios

Trying be as you and be honest

Know yourself and know what you want, ask questions. I was hired partly to meet the engineering female graduate quotas so for me the hiring process was not as competitive, but it can be really hard in some grad intakes so bring your A game! Oh, and use the STAR interview question response framework. Look that up. Very useful.

Bring supporting documentation Team-fit and personal attitude is very important

Come up with great examples of work-related scenarios well before the interview - and practice them! Be articulate and confident - do not make it up on the spot. Dress professionally. Ultimately - just be yourself. If you are not the right fit for the company don't try to force yourself into a culture that will make you unhappy!

Show your personality rather than approaching interviews/applications in a prescriptive manner.

I would recommend talking to current graduates such as myself to gain an understanding of the process.

Get your resume and cover letter peer reviewed and by the careers team at your Uni.

Prepare your answers to the questions you think they will ask you. Research the company, current projects, history and perceived culture.

Google Behavioural based questions. Don't try to be a show off in the group assessment. Be alert, think quick and come across as natural.

Be yourself and be prepared to stand out in the group simulation.

I would be very careful that they understand the lifestyle requirements of the job, it looks good from the outside but is very hard on you, your friends and family on the inside.