Rolls Royce Graduate 2017

is there anybody doing interview by skype? for operations management graduate development program?

Hey everyone! I applied for the Operations Management scheme for the 2018 September intake. Applied like 3 weeks ago and got invited for an assessment centre taking place on the 19th. Anyone else in the same situation? Worried about the technical interview

Just wondering, did any of you wear a suit to the test centre or go more casual.

Just wondering, did any of you wear a suit to the test centre or go more casual.

How long did everyone’s AC last approx? I’ve been invited to one next week

Hi, where are you going to be based? I have been offered the materials lab apprenticeship at Bristol and am trying to find out who/how many are going to be at the same site

hello friend,
This is Rohit from India,I am a fresher Electronics and Electrical Engineer and looking for Job.I would like to know that how should i apply for Rolls Royce Graduate programme and being an Indian am i eligible for that programme.

Hi, I am looking to apply for the HR graduate scheme. On the application it says about having to relocate throughout the scheme, is there a more generic question or does anyone know if this scheme does actually require you to move around a bit? Thanks!

Before the day, RR sends an email with the following details (literal copy paste from email): The Assessment Centre is designed to assess both your technical and personal skills. You’ll be briefed on the running order of the day when you first arrive, but it involves the following activities:


And these are my comments

Competency interview: look online for ALL the competency questions available. I found around 50 and answered them all at home, in preparation. Noted, some of the answers are going to be relatively similar one to another and RR asked me between 5 and 10 questions. But this interview went surprisingly quick, I was the first one out.. to be point were I was really scared I screwed up. Not a great way to start the day, although I kept a positive attitude and move on.

Technical Interview: so the general view I found while preparing was.. you can't prepare. Not exactly true, depends on your character type. As always, be sure to tell the thinking process to the other person as you are thinking about the answer. If you are confident and quite talkative (like me) just behave as normal: say out loud what you are thinking, ask questions (!), put "maybe, could be, probably". Try to find the logical link. ie they asked me about a part located just after combustion, what it was, what material it was. I had no clue. So I started talking about blades, well this doesnt look like a blade, probably a blade holder? material lets see.. well high temperature, high pressure, metal that can sustain these temps.. titanium? my logical thinking was right, but the material was inconel (steel + nickel). So talk! for the other type, introvert, quiet, there is a solution. A friend of mine went a couple of weeks later and he's the introvert type. He researched up and down left and right about fatigue, materials etc (topics will depend on the position). At the start of this interview they'll mention what topic you like at uni and he intelligently mentioned the one he researched. He got asked about these topics. His feedback praised his technical abilities (obvs).

Group exercise: make sure to involve everyone, crack a joke every now and then. Ask for everyone's opinion. Be loud, in a controlled manner. Really liked the activity.

Ability test: same that you took online.

Presentation: you gonna be able to sing it. There's a good article on Forbes about Steve Jobs and his astonishing presentation skills. He wasn't born with them, he practiced for days beforehand. Once you read the script, repeat the presentation for at least an order of magnitude more time that the presentation itself; presentation of 5 minute? repeat it for 50 min. In this case, at least practice for 100 minutes. I didn't mention once during the entire day that I was interested in Aeronautical. Why? partly because it's true, partly because every average Joe is going to say that. Not gonna stand out. When writing my script, I put a big fat question, in capital, at the top: WHY WOULD THEY GET ME INSTEAD OF "INSERT HIGHLY SUCCESSFUL INDIVIDUAL HERE"? You gotta find what makes you stand out. Worked abroad? excellent, blabla quickly adapt to different cultures and ethnicities. I can speak XYZ language, RR worldwide company, excellent.

Regarding order, it was Presentation, Competency, Ability test, Group, Technical for last.
Hope it helps

Hi! I see that this post is quite old. But may be you will be able to help me.How long did it take to receive the invitation to the Ac after receiving the note that online tests passed successfully?I hate playing waiting game too

It is very similar as the scheme posted, I was there for an internship application but there were also some guys there for the apprenticeship and they had the same schedule (but slightly different questions of course). This year, in general, it a bit shorter than in the above answer, they don't re-test your online test (at least they didn't for us) and they combine the presentation with the competency interview, the day only took ~5 hours.

did anyone get accepted after the assessment centre? and if so how long did it take to get the confirmation email after they called you two days later?