I applied through university. The process took 3 weeks. I interviewed at Ecolab (Sugar Land, TX) in Sept 2014
Interview
Met with a recruiter at our school's career fair. They were cherry-picking people they liked and immediately signing them up for an interview the next week. First round was very brief - about 30 mins with an engineer and someone from HR. Got an email a week and a half later saying that they wanted to move me forward and to take an online "leadership assessment." The questions were SAT-type math questions--in no way indicative of "leadership."
Got an email a couple of days later inviting me to a plant visit in Sugar Land. We needed to be there the day before the plant visit for a dinner + meeting some of the employees and other co-ops. The following day, there were 8 rounds of interviews along with a tour of the plant.
Got an email a week later that they would not be moving me forward.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
What is the difference between an operator and an engineer?
How have you catered to a customer in the past?
I applied through university. The process took 3 weeks. I interviewed at Ecolab (Houston, TX) in Apr 2015
Interview
It was a very friendly experience. First, I talked to them at the career fair when then they told me to apply online. I then scheduled an interview with them and it was a very relaxed, friendly environment. The last stage was they flew me to Sugar Land, TX where I interviewed. Overall, it was a great experience.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Typical behavioral interview questions.
1. Name a time you had a conflict with a team member.
2. Name a time you went above and beyond what was required.