Structural Engineer applicants have rated the interview process at CDM Smith with 3 out of 5 (where 5 is the highest level of difficulty) and assessed their interview experience as 100% positive. To compare, the company-average is 80% positive. This is according to Glassdoor user ratings.
Candidates applying for Structural Engineer roles take an average of 2 days to get hired, when considering 1 user submitted interviews for this role. To compare, the hiring process at CDM Smith overall takes an average of 10 days.
Common stages of the interview process at CDM Smith as a Structural Engineer according to 1 Glassdoor interviews include:
Skills test: 33%
Presentation: 33%
Group panel interview: 33%
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Phone interview with a recruiter who asked pretty standard interview questions followed by an hour-ish-long interview with my department. Most of it was me asking questions which they answered very thoroughly and personably
I interviewed at CDM Smith (Boston, MA) in Sept 2024
Interview
Mostly talked about previous work experience with questions about overall career goals, long term licensure goals and qualities about myself that would make me a good fit for the position
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
What types of projects have you worked on at your previous firm?
I applied through university. The process took 2 days. I interviewed at CDM Smith (Chennai) in Sept 2024
Interview
The Technical Interview was up to 20- 30 minutes. Mostly for a freshers got questions from their projects and Internships. Once technical round was over you were asked to meet the HR and asked for few questions like long term goals, how you see yourself ahead
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Pressure Distribution on Foundation when lateral load was acting on it.