I applied through a staffing agency. The process took 4 weeks. I interviewed at Arvato (San Francisco, CA)
Interview
Entire process lasted about 1 month; met with 3-4 people during this time. Questions are mainly behavioral. They just need to know how you reacted to certain situations in your past jobs and how do you deal with clients. Fairly easy interview questions. The only drawback is that the salaries are low.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Have there been instances when you had a conflict with the client team? If yes how did you resolve that.
I applied online. I interviewed at Arvato in Apr 2023
Interview
Two interviews both via Teams. First with PMO Manager and second with PMO Manager and Programme Manager. Generic PRINCE2 questions and focus on previous experience. Heard result of interview within 2 days
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
What achievement outside work are you most proud of
I applied online. I interviewed at Arvato in Aug 2020
Interview
Phone Interview with Recruiter, Next Case study with a hiring manager. The case study was about designing the entire supply chain for a big existing tech company. The case study provided with minimal to no data, but the questions were horrible. With no data-backed information it is completely meaningless to expect a complete supply chain design from a candidate within 1 hour! The follow-up interview was expected to have a 15-minute presentation on the case study, but that eventually turned out to be a critique discussion for 1 hour 15 minute. Kept facing charging questions like "Why did you do that? If you have done that, what would happen if it is that? Why did not you consider that? "
I was asked to show myself on the video, but the interviewer would not show herself. Too much house noise. Communication rating 2/10.
I would give 2/10 to the interviewer/manager, and 0/10 for the interview process. Nobody in the world can give a client a SCD solution in an hour. So stop acting like one. Utterly frustrated and disappointed.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
What is your overall supply chain design proposal?
what are your transportation strategies? (they expect it to be highly detailed!)
warehouse design?
detailed cost planning?
I applied online. I interviewed at Arvato (Sunnyvale, CA) in Jan 2016
Interview
FOne phone interview. Followed by one in person interview.
First interview was by HR in oreder to get basic information. Second was with hiring manager. half hour long. Asked about my back ground and asked baisc situational questions.