Application Process & Interviews at Schneider Electric Australia & New Zealand

The process, Resume & Cover letter, General IQ games and personality questionnaire, Video interview,Assessment centre & final interview.

Straightforward. Focused on you as a person and how you worked with others.

Simple, straight-forward.

Pre interview screening - good and fun. Recorded interview - well structured. Interview - very friendly interviewers and made me feel comfortable.

Had a virtual interview with my manager since she was located in Sydney. This was a free flowing conversation, that was much more stress-free than other interviews I had done for other organisations. Also attended an assessment centre activity in Melbourne, that required a team presentation in front of key Schneider Electric stakeholders.

Online Interviews for intern position, carried through into the graduate program automatically.

Applied via linkedin to rural office. Interview in person and factory tour. Melbourne graduates

Lots of assessments, assessment center that lasted about 6 hours, had to do a 10 minute presentation about a topic we received on the day.

Process was quick assessments and one way interviews was pretty standard compared to other big companies. Stand out was the in person assessment centre where all applicant in the final stage went to the VIC head office and completed individual interviews and group assessment.

Included a virtual interview, psychometric testing, a group assessment center, an in-person interview and finally a virtual 1-1 interview.

I received an offer for the graduate program after my internship. My internship required an application, online testing, 2 rounds of video interviews.

Video interview generally asked the standard interview questions such as: Why do I want to join Schneider? What do you know about Schneider? In the final interview, it was more of a casual conversation where the interviewer asked some general behavioural questions, but they mostly talked about my experience.

Experience, Challenges, Conflict Resolution, Areas of interest, Introduction

Tell me about yourself and your interests.

Previous experience. What I had learnt in my university studies

Tell me about yourself What do you expect to gain from SE. Tell me about a time you had to overcome adversity.

Alignment with company values. Personal values. past projects. problem solving. emotional intelligence questions.

About my degree, what I want to do in my career, questions relevant to my degree (SEO etc)

Questions around what my interests were and past work experiences.

Basic understanding of relevant technical knowledge in the field, preferred methods of communicating and time when I encountered adversity.

Why Schneider Electric? Talk about a time you faced a challenge, and how did you overcome it? Talk about a time you used problem solving?

Research! Research! Learn about Schneider. Electric. Have an idea on what you want to do in the graduate program. Schneider Electric is a big business. They actually have different business units. They generally want someone who knows about the business and that they’re eager to learn and work with others.

Know the company's core values, products and services, and some projects they are involved in.

Research the company before you apply here. Understand their values.

Just be yourself. There are no expectations.

Practice responding to interview questions found on the internet.

Do not over prepare, just be yourself, be super friendly and outgoing and enjoy the process of being uncomfortable. Learn a bit about the company before to better understand if you will like this industry.

Think about the impact you would like to make in the world and think about how Schneider can do that. They want to hear people with a drive to make good work and are looking for people who align with their values.

Ensure your CV includes all relevant information showing that you are a well-rounded candidate (e.g. volunteering experience etc.).

Try to understand and be able to communicate your own working preferences, have basic technical understanding of the industry. Also try stand out with the group assessment and be brave to share ideas.

Read up on what Schneider believes in, and what they invest in as a company. Learn more about yourself and make sure to show the best version of yourself - it's okay to not be perfect.