I applied online. The process took 2 weeks. I interviewed at Koch (Oklahoma City, OK) in Sep 2015
Interview
I heard Koch speak at an AITP meeting and thought the company sounded great so I applied online shortly after. Not long after applying I received an email asking me to schedule a time for an on campus interview at my university.
The interviewer was very friendly and casual which helped to put me at ease. All the questions were behavioral based and dealt with past situations I had been in and class projects I had done. About two days later I received an email saying that I had been selected to attend second round interviews for one of their companies on site in Wichita.
The whole process was very easy and Koch was very accommodating. The hotel was provided for along with dinner the night before. Any person traveling more than 500 miles received airfare accommodation and those traveling less(like me) received a visa gift card to cover the expense of gas.
The on-site interview varies depending on which company your interviewing for, which position and if you'll be full-time or an intern. I believe the process can have anywhere between 2-4 interviews depending on these factors. I personally had two interviews and they were very similar to the first interview I had. These interviews were also behavioral based and dealt with past situations I had been in. Due to the fact that there are two interviewers who do not converse with each other between interviews, they tend to ask a lot of the same questions. You can either give a different example of a situation or just let them know you've been asked that question and they'll move on. Again, these interviewers were very friendly and casual and made the whole process very easy.
The last part is filling out of a review of the process and, often times, attending lunch with one of your possible supervisors. They tell you that at this point the interview process is over, but I've heard from employees that they're still asking you questions in search of a specific response and seeing how you interact with others in the lunch room. It's all very casual though and doesn't feel like your every move is being watched so it's easy to feel comfortable.
Interview questions [4]
Question 1
Tell me about a project you worked on where you had difficulty with other team members.
Tell me about a time where something didn't come easy to you or you found a topic difficult to master. How did you overcome this? What was the outcome?
I applied through college or university. The process took 2 months. I interviewed at Koch (Logan, UT) in Sep 2018
Interview
Interview mainly focused on personality traits over technical skills. The interviewer will be testing you to make sure you are being honest. Just make sure you are being 100% honest and there won't be a problem.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Tell me about a time you messed up, and needed to explain your wrong doing to your supervisor.
I applied online. The process took 2 weeks. I interviewed at Koch (Wichita, KS) in Sep 2018
Interview
I applied before the career fair at K-State in the fall. They hosted a meet and greet ice cream social the evening before the on campus interview.
That first interview was 30 minutes and strictly behavioral based so situations and how I handled it. Felt slightly negative at first with questions leaning towards times I failed, needed help from pier, and just topics that were not very happy or fun.
Next set of interviews were at Koch's headquarters in Wichita. Consisted of back-to-back 30 minute interviews with people in the IT department so slightly more related to the field and skills but still very situational based. These interviews were more conversational and more enjoyable than the first. We were told at the beginning of the day that we had been selected as the top 20% and that these interviews were less weeding out and more seeing where we would fit best.
HQ was a great place to interview and see the work environment.
Interview questions [3]
Question 1
Describe a time that you failed and what did you do about it.
I applied online. I interviewed at Koch (Reno, NV) in Apr 2017
Interview
The interview took place in two parts: 1) a phone interview with a recruiting specialist in Wichita, and 2) a three part in-person interview at the Reno, NV office. The first interview was a generic personality/work ethic interview with questions such as "what is your greatest strength/weakness". The phone interview lasted about 30-40 minutes. The second round of interviews included an interview with the following positions: 1) an hour long in-person interview with the director of strategy/Reno office manager, 2) a 30 minute skype interview with a manager in the I.T. department in Wichita, and 3) a 30 minute skype interview with the manager of the cloud architecture department. Overall, the interviews were focused upon your fit in their culture and your previous experience.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Tell me about a time you experienced conflict within a team.