BAE Systems Interview Questions

5 total interview insight submissions
Interview Experience (69%)

The Interview Experience is a score from 1 star (very negative) to 5 stars (very positive) generated based on the Interview Insights at this company.

The number you see in the middle of the doughnut pie chart is the simple average of these scores. If you hover over the various sections of the donut, you will see the % breakdown of each score given.

The percentile score in the title is calculated across the entire Company Database and uses an adjusted score based on Bayesian Estimates (to account for companies that have few interview insights). Simply put, as a company gets more reviews, the confidence of a "true score" increases so it is pulled closer to its simple average and away from the average of the entire dataset.

3.6
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Interview Difficulty (53%)

The Interview Difficulty is a score ranging from very difficult (red) to very easy (green) generated based on the Interview Insights at this company.

The number you see in the middle of the doughnut pie chart is the simple average of these scores. The higher the number, the more difficult the interviews on average. If you hover over the various sections of the doughnut, you will see the % breakdown of each score given.

The percentile score in the title is calculated across the entire Company Database and uses an adjusted score based on Bayesian Estimates (to account for companies that have few interview insights). Simply put, as a company gets more insights, the confidence of a "true score" increases so it is pulled closer to its simple average and away from the average of the entire data set.

2.2
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% Interns - FT Offers (60%)

The % of Interns Getting a Full Time Offer chart is meant to provide a realistic estimate of the hiring practices of the company based on the reviews at this company.

The number you see in the middle of the doughnut pie chart is the simple average of these scores. If you hover over the various sections of the doughnut, you will see the % breakdown of each score given.

The percentile score in the title is calculated across the entire Company Database and uses an adjusted score based on Bayesian Estimates (to account for companies that have few reviews). Simply put, as a company gets more reviews, the confidence of a "true score" increases so it is pulled closer to the simple company average and away from the average of the entire data set.

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Interviews at BAE Systems

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Year 2023
Job Title Other
Group/Division Defense
Location Wayne
Experience
Very Positive
Difficulty
Average
Intern
Year 2013
Job Title Intern
Group/Division Management Consulting
Location London
Experience
Very Negative
Difficulty
Very Easy
1st Year Analyst
Year 2009
Job Title 1st Year Analyst
Group/Division Corporate Finance
Location Arlington
Experience
Positive
Difficulty
Easy
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Year 2014
Job Title Intern
Group/Division Other
Location Nashua
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Year 2009
Job Title Accountant
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Interview Questions & Answers - BAE Systems Examples

Program Management Intern Interview - Defense

Anonymous employee in Wayne
Interviewed: April 2023
Date Submitted: Apr 16, 2023
Outcome
Accepted Offer
Interview Source
Applied Online
Length of Process
1-2 months
Application
Phone Interview
1 on 1 Interview
Group Interview
Personality Test
Interview
The interview started with the hiring manager calling me and asking about my interest and experiences (specifically those on my resume), honestly this call was to just weed out the serious candidates from the unserious ones. After that I received a round two interview which was an hour long zoom conference with the hiring team where I had a more in-depth convo of my abilities and what I can offer the firm. That was all just two rounds.
Interview Questions
I wasn't expected to be asked super specific things about my resume. For example, I was asked about where I learned a certain skill and I said in a class I took at college and they proceeded to ask about the class content and professor which I thought was odd.
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Business Consulting Intern Interview - Management Consulting

Anonymous interview candidate in London
Interviewed: 2013
Date Submitted: Aug 30, 2014
Outcome
No Offer
Interview Source
Applied Online
Length of Process
6-9 months
Application
Phone Interview
1 on 1 Interview
Presentation
Interview
(BAE Systems Detica)

HR at this place are terrible: didn't send me an email with the time for my phone interview beforehand and subsequently took ages to reschedule it, then after for my in-person interview the interviewers had been told I would bring a presentation but I hadn't been asked to, took ages to get a response to me after this (I phoned them up and they told me they couldn't get hold of my interviewer for feedback)

Would NOT recommend this company
Interview Questions
For some reason one of my interviewers was a tech consultant, so we ended up having a chat about my (limited) programming experience and the projects I had worked on during a CompSci module
'Can you tell me about a time you were in an unfamiliar environment?'

For this I used the example of when I started a part time job while at sixth form.
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Financial Leadership Development Program Interview - Corporate Finance

Anonymous employee in Arlington
Interviewed: October 2009
Date Submitted: Mar 26, 2014
Outcome
Accepted Offer
Interview Source
Applied Online
Length of Process
1-2 months
Application
Phone Interview
Group Interview
Presentation
Skills Test
Drug Test
Background Check
Interview
The interview process began with a phone interview covering basic interpersonal skills and experiences. The goal of this segment was to screen select the candidates for a final interview event the next month. The interview was very basic and lasted for no more than 45min.

For the interview event the company flew candidates to Arlington and held a networking dinner with current Leadership Program Participants and various finance leaders from BAE Systems. Attendance included the CFO and various business segment Presidents and Directors. While the event was informal in nature with a single presentation covering the program and a company overview it is obvious that interactions from this event factor into the candidate evaluation. The next morning the interviews took place and were structured into two interview panels with a case prep and presentation. The first panel focused largely on interpersonal skills and experiences with the second focusing on financial knowledge and application. The case presentation was a basic financial case and the goal was perceived to be to find those who can present technical data to groups with diverse backgrounds while standing up under the pressure of pointed questions and criticism.
Interview Questions
If you had to calculate the average number of flights per day from LAX how would you go about it. Name the resources needed to make the estimate and describe your thought process providing an answer at the end.
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Finance Intern Interview - Other

Anonymous interview candidate in Nashua
Interviewed: January 2014
Date Submitted: Jan 24, 2014
Outcome
No Offer
Interview Source
College / University / On Campus Recruiting
Length of Process
1-2 months
Application
Interview
Met with a company representative that had completed the company's FLDP. Asked mostly behavioral questions straight from a company provided sheet.
Interview Questions
Describe a time you had to deal with an ethical situation?
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Accountant Interview -

Anonymous interview candidate in San Diego
Interviewed: September 2009
Date Submitted: Jul 25, 2012
Outcome
No Offer
Interview Source
Employee Referral
Length of Process
Less than 1 month
Application
Phone Interview
Group Interview
Skills Test
Interview
This is a great company to work for. If you play your cards right you can really have a long lasting career.
Interview Questions
Nothing out of the ordinary. I would Just make sure you do your research on the business unit your are interviewing with.
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