Glassdoor users rated their interview experience at Eaton as 100% positive with a difficulty rating score of 2 out of 5 (where 5 is the highest level of difficulty). Candidates interviewing for Service Operations Manager and rated their interviews as the hardest, whereas interviews for Service Operations Manager and roles were rated as the easiest.
The hiring process at Eaton takes an average of 21 days when considering 1 user submitted interviews across all job titles. Candidates applying for Service Operations Manager had the quickest hiring process (on average 21 days), whereas Service Operations Manager roles had the slowest hiring process (on average 21 days).
I applied online. The process took 3 weeks. I interviewed at Eaton (Galesburg, MI) in Apr 2012
Interview
Phone screening. Then a trip to Division headquarters to meet a panel. May utilize 2 interviewers at same time to extract needed information. The organization is highly matrix which will require you to spend a great deal of time balancing agendas. The interviewers will make sure that this element is completely explored. They will want details at the face-to-face portion.
Interview questions [3]
Question 1
Talk to me about your experience in dealing with a highly matrix organization.
I applied through college or university. The process took 3 weeks. I interviewed at Eaton (East Lansing, MI) in Oct 2014
Interview
Talked to them at a career fair on campus. One on campus interview and one interview at headquarters in Cleveland. Had to drive there, but they pay for your way there and have an awesome networking dinner. All of the interviewers were very nice and they even had a current FLDP welcome me to the first interview and talk with me before I interviewed to make me more comfortable. The manager called me immediately after the second interview while I was driving home.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
All behavior based. "Describe a time you were in a difficult situation and how you handled it?"
I applied online. The process took 3 weeks. I interviewed at Eaton (Jackson, MS) in Jun 2015
Interview
I met at the plant at 9:30am for a plant tour. After the tour I was required to give a fifteen min. presentation about myself to the panel that would be interviewing me. I then met with the first two interviewers. The interview consisted of the typical behavioral based questions. We then stopped for lunch on site. After lunch I met with the last two interviewers. The whole process took five hours.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Tell them about a wrong decision I made and what would I do differently?