<p>First off, I am a Senior at Auburn University and will be receiving a Bachelors in Software Engineering in December. I am flying down to Orlando later this week to interview with Lockheed Martin, specifically in the Simulation Support and Training department for a Software Engineering position. I am wondering what I should be expecting from this interview? Do I need to prepare for technical questions? If so, what type? The reason I ask this is that I interviewed with Northrop Grumman earlier this week and their interview was 95% behavioral questions with just a couple of minor technical questions. I am just trying to get a feel for how the interview might play out and what I need to be prepared for. If anyone has any experience with interviewing as a Software Engineer with LM STS, your help would be very helpful to me! Thanks in advance!</p>
<p>Congrats on your accomplishment! </p>
<p>I would always be prepared for technical questions at an interview. Some companies ask more than others. Though I’m sure you’re more than capable of anything they should ask, just don’t be caught offguard. Also be ready with experiences from school or any jobs you may have done in school. I’m sure they are much more interested in hearing stories from you than you writing pseudocode on a whiteboard!</p>
<p>I don’t know anything about interviewing at that specific place. However, most interviews I have been on in my time (and I have been on a few) are behavioral for the majority. They have your resume, they see what your degree is, and can ascertain what you are capable of from that. Especially as a graduating senior they probably don’t expect a whole lot more from you. </p>
<p>Therefore, I think they will be looking for a) competence, which can come in the form of technical questions, b) eagerness and willingness, which will come from your general attitude and questions you as them, and c) compatibility with the company, which will come from the responses you give them to their questions. You cannot really prepare for c, and I wouldnt suggest you try or else you will end up with a company that you dont fit with.. It doesnt seem to me that a is going to be a problem because everything you learned in school should be pretty fresh. If they ask a question that you do not know it is alright to say I dont know, rather than try and BS your way through. I good response would to such a question would be something like I am not certain, but have the resources to find out for you. So, rather than give you answer that is most likely wrong, let me get back to you on that</p>
<p>Make sure you have prepared b, good questions from you are essential not only for getting hired but for to determine if this is the place you want to work and not only that, but to thrive. A couple questions I ask, and they have been well received by hiring managers:</p>
<ul>
<li> Why is this position open?</li>
<li> What is the current or long term goals of the department I will be working for, and how will my role support this?</li>
<li> If you were to hire someone today, in 3 months how will you have known you hired the right person?</li>
<li> What is the management style of the company or my department?</li>
<li> What training and personal growth opportunities does the company/department support?</li>
</ul>
<p>Dont be afraid to respond to their responds with examples or words of agreement, these questions are really conversation starters and meant to generate dialogue on topics that will help you decide how it will feel to be apart of the team and what you will need to do to succeed there. Do not, however, express discontent for any answer, just move on to the next question and determine later if that is something you can live with. I once asked about management style and was told that management was hands on, to me that means micromanagement and I cant stand that. I said so in the interview, needless to say I didnt get a job offer, though I wouldnt have accepted had I been offered.</p>
<p>Be confident in yourself in your abilities. Present an attitude that says of all the jobs in the world, I want this one. And, be prepared to interview them as much as they are interviewing you.</p>
<p>At the end of the interview don’t forget to thank them for the opportunity and that you look forward to hearing from you. It’s amazing how many hiring managers have a hard time determining if the candidate really wants the job.</p>
<p>I interned at LM STS as a systems engineer the summer after my Junior year. Oddly enough, I did not have an interview of anykind. I just put my resume in their dropbox for all degrees at all LM sites and got an email asking me if I wanted an internship…</p>
<p>I did interview at Ratheon for a full time job and that interview was very interesting. There were 5 managers from different departments and 6 students interviewing. We each interviewed with all 5, one at a time. Some interviews were highly technical. Some were more guaging how well you can think. I was asked, “If you get something on your first day of the job and you have no idea how to accomplish it, what steps would you do to get the job done.”</p>
<p>Do you know if you are interviewing with managers or just HR? I imagine those would be very different interviews. Also, be prepared to talk about anything on your resume. At Ratheon, though I was applying for systems engineering, one manager only wanted to talk about a previous internship where I worked for an open heart surgeon…even though it had nothing to do with the job.</p>
<p>I had multiple interviews with Lockheed Martin and most of the questions they asked were behavioral questions. Here are what Lockheed Martin looking for in a candidate.</p>
<p>Ethic - They want to make sure that you are ethical. Ethic is a huge part of Lockheed Martin since the stuffs that they build are critical to the success of our country.</p>
<p>Team work - It’s very important that you work well with others. Lockheed Martin build on team work and respect.</p>
<p>Capable and responsible - They want to get a hint that you are capable and willing to go the extra mile to get your work done.</p>
<p>Read my Lockheed Martin interview
[My</a> interview with Lockheed Martin | Jobnfo.com](<a href=“http://www.jobnfo.com/content/my-interview-with-lockheed-martin]My”>http://www.jobnfo.com/content/my-interview-with-lockheed-martin)</p>
<p>and also read my experience working with Lockheed Martin if you are interested.
[Lockheed</a> Martin is the best place to work | Jobnfo.com](<a href=“http://www.jobnfo.com/content/lockheed-martin-best-place-work]Lockheed”>http://www.jobnfo.com/content/lockheed-martin-best-place-work).</p>
<p>I’ve also been at a LM on site interview, but not at Orlando. Also, it was for an internship, not full time. However, I believe it’s the same process. You’ll also get a tour of the facility.</p>
<p>You’ll probably be competing against 0-3 other candidates for the requisition. As john213 said, most if not all questions fall into the 3 categories he mentioned. For me, they went through a list and asked questions from there. Then, they took down your key responses. I think successful teamwork potential was the most important thing they stressed, as well as time management. I was asked the similar set of questions by two hiring managers.</p>
<p>Good luck.</p>