Application Process & Interviews at WSP Australia

It was an interview in a relaxed setting with the Principal Director and the Director.

Top notch

Video interview and a formal interview

Online assessment - video interview - team interview

Initial application with options to select preferences for sector of engineering etc. Next stage was an online skills assessment, followed by a one way interview of two in-depth questions. This step allowed for unlimited time to read the questions and prepare an answer, which was greatly appreciated as this allowed time to really think and provide a truthful answer. After being successful in both these stages, a video interview with a few members of the company from the team I would be joining was conducted. Following this was a phone call with an offer. After accepting offer, references were asked to fill out a written reference through a 3rd party service. In the lead up to starting the job, there were monthly graduate pre- start sessions that covered different areas of the business and what they do.

Submit CV and cover letter. One-way video interview Online interview

Usual grad program online assessments. One zoom interview with managers

It started with my resume and cover letter application to WSP through my universities career page. This was followed by a phone call with the talent acquisition member which detailed my general interests in the role , what it is all about, and arranging an interview with the team directors. About a week later I had my interview with my director in the WSP office, we had an hour long conversation about the position and my suitability for the role. No formal assessments were undertaken, was more of just a general chat to get to know each other.

Apply for the Graduate Program. The most important is to have an eye catching resume an cover letter

The interview process was very good as it is supposed to be. Secondly, I believe the assessments were also up to the criteria and honesty.

Asked about my previous experience and questioned on that

Was a normal corporate interview process. The transition from one interview to another was transparent.

Very simple and efficient

1 phone interview with the talent acquisition department and then one zoom interview with future manager and the director of the department

Very good

Interview held for 45min, friendly gesture, made me so comfortable, allowed me to share my views, my career expectations, challenges etc. I have been asked technical questions, previous experience, behavioral questions etc. Entire process was an excellent conversation.

Not having to do an assessment center was really nice. Some initial screening questions from the HR department (Done over the phone which was nice instead of filling out a form) and then an interview with two people in the team. The whole process felt wholly personal and allowed me to be both comfortable to express myself and confident in expressing myself, due to not having to compare and contrast yourself to other's looking for work.

Good structured interview process with interesting one way video interview questions and a video interview with the team.

Standard and laidback. Application -> Virtual Interview via Teams -> Offer. Nothing too tedious

applied for the graduate program and was contacted outside of this to start earlier. I did an online assessment and one face-to-face interview with my now manager and national executive

Why are you applying for this role?

Very constructive questions

Questions related to my own experience

Most are behaviour questions.

Was asked about what I am passionate about in my area of expertise, times in my university work or elsewhere that I had come up with an innovative solution, amongst other standard questions such as being asked about myself and my career background. Further questions were asked based on things I had mentioned such as a specific interesting project I had worked on.

I was asked to elaborate on my CV. Greatest success/Collaboration/teamwork

Questions included my general interests, my experience at university, why I chose this degree and the position at WSP, what both the director and my self's expectations are, and whether I had any questions about the company/role.

Tell me about Yourself Questions about the achievements mentioned in resume Willingness to learn

I was being asked conceptual questions regarding my electrical engineering. My knowledge I believe was fully tested by the interviewer just to making sure I am eligible for this role.

My previous experience Areas of interest Questions about areas of interest Do I know certain softwares

Technical skills, demonstration of BIM skills, past work experience, projects delivered in the last company and questions around time management.

What kind of manager I enjoy, what I liked about the company, how I connect with people in the office and outside the office, how I handle making mistakes, what kind of work I find interesting

Related my studies and interests

On my education, thesis work, previous work experience, technical questions, behavioral questions, roles, responsibilities, challenges needed for the role.

What I'm interested in and Why I'm interested in Acoustics

I was asked about my academic and professional experiences, why I wanted to change careers, why I wanted to work with WSP, if I was will to relocate, etc.

Prior experience, Interests and career goals

Mainly about myself and what I thought of the role and wanted from the role, which was refreshing. Then, some more about my experience and expectations. The interview seemed to be more about if I was a good culture fit than if I was a grade A uni student, which left me feeling like I made the right choice accepting the role, as I knew they were a culture first employer.

Why I want to work in mining

Questions about the subjects from uni, what do I feel I excell/need improvement on? etc. Very few technical questions, it was a communication/team skills, personality and experience based interview.

Be transparent and show the passion

Learn more about the company and your experience

Learn the company strategies and prepared for common behavioral questions.

Be prepared to show/talk about what you are really passionate about in your area of expertise. The company seeks people who are passionate and actually care about what they are working on.

Relax and make sure you know your CV really good and ready to give more info about it.

Be prepared to answer questions on your interest in chosen discipline. Less technical more cultural questions

Think strongly about why you want the position, what your strengths are and how you are best fit to the role, what can you offer the team. Demonstrate your knowledge and passion of the field and the engineering industry, try to link this with your experiences/successes. But understand that your technical knowledge is not everything, be honest and humble about your weaknesses, employers value communication skills as much as anything else. Research the companies current and past projects to further demonstrate your interest. Be confident in your ability.

Read your resume thoroughly

I would say that candidates must prepare well and should know about their fields/subjects so that they can answer the basic and conceptual questions.

Know about the company, culture of the company, current projects. Do not exaggerate previous experience, be truthful Know your technical basics

Should be crystal clear about the projects they list in the Cv. Need to have appropriate defense supported by relevant industry standards during Q & A.

Read the job description and understand the role you're applying for.

For my department it pays to think about the ways you interact with others and how you can apply that to stakeholder consultation and interaction

Be confident, good enough to talk on your resume.

Read up a bit about the project work you're interested in within the team and how you would apply yourself to it. Also your career goals and how the company can help you achieve/develop your skill set.

Use your networks and be bold trying to get you're in. If you reach out to them they will respond well to this.

Research the company and your interviewees

Look into the companies previous jobs for the group you are interviewing with and ensure to ask questions if you have any.

Study your own resume and why you are best suited for the role.

Be yourself. Not really any way of preparing for logic tests etc.