Application Process & Interviews at Nova Systems

There were the psychology and another test with patterns.

Following the typical CV and resume submission, Nova was happy to conduct my interview over the phone as I was living in a different city. This then progressed to a psychological/aptitude test.

The interview process was very straight forward. If you are applying for an interstate job, you can choose to do a Skype call at home or with an Operations Manager in your closest office so you have the option of meeting the employers in person. Psychometric assessment is done after shortlisting and a potential second and less formal interview (coffee and a chat).

Interview was casual and very friendly environment. Felt very welcoming and interviewers made an effort to ease the nerves

The interview process was more like a discussion, which gave me the freedom to talk about my assets and experience in my own terms. I suspect this also gave the interviewing team an insight to my workplace demeanour and attitude.

My recruitment process consisted of an initial application, a phone interview with a member of the recruiting team and then a face-to-face interview with the Melbourne office manager, after which I had to get a police check and complete a psych assessment. I was kept in the loop all the way through with frequent phone calls from recruitment

Fairly standard process, of an interview followed by online aptitude and psychological testing

I was hired after completing the work experience program. I think there is a slight bias towards people that they know (who have completed work experience) because they want to make sure that you truly fit with the company culture. The interview process was what you would expect from a company and a psychological assessment is also completed with the results revealed to you once you are hired.

1. Phone Interview 2. Psychometric Test 3. Face-to-Face Interview

Standard Interview processes and psychometric tests, nothing unexpected

It was a very long process, it was almost 7 months between the interview and signing the contract.

General questions, regarding how I am as a worker? What type of work interests me? etc.

Asked about if I can work individually, in teamwork, how I overcame any challenging situations, what I know about the company, what areas I am interested in working

How would you communicate/deal with customers? Do you think the customer is always right? What were your favourite subjects/projects at uni? What hobbies do you have?

I was asked questions relating to previous experience, extracurricular activities, skills I have developed, and times I had gone over and above the asking requirement of a project.

General experience, company info and what I wanted to do

I was asked about any extracurricular activities I worked on at Uni, and how those learning might apply to a real job.

Previous work, how well you work in a team and interact with other people

The questions revolved around getting to know me. The focus is to understand how well you will fit within Nova's culture as the culture is one thing that Nova really prides itself on.

Be patient, you will get an answer. I was accepted and had to wait around for an extremely long time to know about start dates and to know where i would be

They can do practise tests for the assessment and for interviews just be relaxed and answer the questions. Best to have a few examples ready for the questions.

Research the company and its clients. Do some research on your interviewers to get an idea of what they do/how long they have been with the company. Make a list of questions to ask during the interview. Be relaxed and confident, smile and laugh

Be genuine. Research the company and be interested in what they do.

Be themselves, understand what the company does.

Get involved in activities that build you up as an engineer and a community member from early on in your university career. Get to know Nova as a company by talking to employees at events such as conferences and After that, just be yourself in an interview; be polite, but don't anticipate a golden question you've been waiting for.

Nova looks for more than just grades, they look for well-rounded individuals who have shown passion in their field of study

Focus on being yourself, the interviewers are very approachable and easy going.

Nova prides itself in its culture and values

The interviews weren't technical, just be yourself and be honest.

Be yourself and state the truth. Don't be afraid to talk about your outside interests because Nova likes to focus on its people