This was a basic phone screening call with the recruiter . A lot of major companies do this as part of the process. The recruiter required you to answer some questions related to your background (i.e. educational, personal, achievements etc...) and character so she could send it to the hiring manager as part of your application. No technical questions whatsoever. I honestly think the phone screening was a major waste of both of our times. I’m glad it didn’t go through because BASF isn’t exactly a great of company to go into for in EHS even though they’ve been ramping up with the sustainability campaign as part of a huge PR and marketing initiative.

Simple interview with HR and future boss, done at the same time. Most of the questions were about my previous experience and my skills related to my future position. I didn’t notice any “tricky” questions.