Siemens Assessment & Interview Preparation
Game-Based Assessments, Virtual Assessment Day & Competency Interviews
Guide country context: Germany · Industrial Technology
Hiring processes can vary by country, role, business unit, and year.
Siemens leverages cutting-edge HR technology, heavily utilising AI-driven game-based assessments to identify candidates with a Growth Mindset. The process includes interactive online assessments, technical or behavioral interviews, and a Virtual Assessment Day with group exercises and roleplay.
Hiring Process
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1Online Application officialSubmit application through Siemens careers portal→ Highlight digital skills, growth mindset, and innovation examples
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2Game-Based Assessments commonly reportedInteractive online assessments, which may include messaging simulations and timed logical-reasoning games→ Familiarise yourself with gamified assessment formats; stay calm and responsive
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3Technical / Competency Interview officialInterview assessing technical skills or competencies relevant to the role→ Prepare technical depth and competency examples with STAR format
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4Virtual Assessment Day commonly reportedGroup exercises, roleplay scenarios, and presentations (primarily for graduates and early careers)→ Practise collaborative group work and roleplay scenarios
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5Offer & Onboarding officialJob offer and pre-employment checks→ Respond within stated timeline
Assessments
An untimed, approximately 45-minute interactive messaging simulation. Presents realistic workplace scenarios via a simulated messaging app. Tests situational judgement, communication style, and behavioral tendencies.
Measures: Situational judgement, communication approach, values alignment, risk tolerance, collaborative behavior
- Respond as if you are already a Siemens employee (6 months in)
- Choose responses that show collaboration and responsible innovation
- Take your time - it is untimed, so quality matters over speed
- Show Growth Mindset in your approach to challenges
Common mistakes
- Rushing through responses despite it being untimed
- Choosing aggressive or dismissive communication styles
- Not considering team and customer impact
- Ignoring ethical considerations
A timed 6-minute fast-paced logical deduction game. Tests pattern recognition, rapid decision-making, and cognitive processing speed under pressure.
Measures: Logical reasoning speed, pattern recognition, cognitive processing, decision-making under time pressure
- Practise fast-paced logical puzzles to build speed
- Stay calm under time pressure - accuracy matters
- Look for logical patterns and rules quickly
- Don't overthink individual items - keep moving
Common mistakes
- Spending too long on one item
- Panicking under the 6-minute time pressure
- Not practising timed logical games beforehand
Neuroscience-based interactive games measuring cognitive abilities, risk tolerance, and behavioral traits. Fast-paced modules where reaction time and behavioral tendencies are tracked simultaneously.
Measures: Cognitive abilities, risk tolerance, behavioral traits, reaction time, decision-making patterns
- Engage genuinely - the games track natural behavioral tendencies
- Stay calm and focused during rapid-fire tasks
- There are no 'right' answers for personality elements
- Practise similar gamified assessments to reduce anxiety
Common mistakes
- Trying to game the behavioral elements
- Getting flustered by unusual formats
- Not staying focused throughout multiple games
Interviews
Candidates work together on a business or technical challenge. Siemens looks for constructive contribution without dominating others, active listening, and respect for diverse perspectives.
Format: Collaborative group task with 4-8 candidates via video conference
What interviewers look for
- Constructive contribution without domination
- Active listening and respect for diverse views
- Growth Mindset in approaching challenges
- Innovation balanced with responsibility
- Clear communication and facilitation
Focus areas to practise
- Digital transformation challenges
- Sustainability and innovation trade-offs
- Team problem-solving under constraints
- Contribute ideas but actively invite others to share
- Listen carefully and build on others' suggestions
- Demonstrate Growth Mindset when facing difficulties
- Show responsible innovation - creative but considered
Candidates role-play a workplace scenario - often a conversation with a colleague, customer, or stakeholder. Tests communication, empathy, problem-solving, and values alignment.
Format: Simulated workplace interaction (typically 15-20 minutes)
What interviewers look for
- Empathetic communication
- Problem-solving approach
- Balancing multiple stakeholder needs
- Responsible and innovative thinking
- Growth Mindset when challenged
Focus areas to practise
- Customer complaint handling
- Team conflict resolution
- Stakeholder management
- Change management conversations
- Stay in character throughout the roleplay
- Listen actively to the other party
- Propose solutions that balance stakeholder needs
- Show willingness to learn and adapt (Growth Mindset)
Behavioral and competency interview assessing alignment with Siemens values and demonstrating relevant skills and experiences.
Format: Structured interview with 1-2 interviewers
What interviewers look for
- Specific examples demonstrating Siemens values
- Growth Mindset evidence
- Innovation and responsibility balance
- Customer impact awareness
- Technical competence for role
Focus areas to practise
- Innovation with responsibility
- Learning from failure (Growth Mindset)
- Customer impact
- Digital transformation experience
- Prepare STAR stories showing Growth Mindset and innovation
- Connect experiences to Siemens values: Responsible, Excellent, Innovative
- Show customer and technology impact in your examples
- Demonstrate openness to learning and development
How this differs by role
The process is not the same for every role. Find the closest match to the job you applied for — the assessments and interviews below are the ones reported for that role family.
Graduates & Early Careers
Assessments
- Game-based assessment
- chatAssess (SJT messaging sim)
- switchChallenge (logical reasoning)
Interviews
- Virtual Assessment Day
- Group exercise
- Roleplay
- Competency interview
Experienced Technical / Engineering
Assessments
- Technical assessment or game-based depending on team
- Competency evaluation
Interviews
- Technical interview
- Competency-based interview
- Hiring manager discussion
Engineering, Automation & Digital
Assessments
- Technical coding or design assessment
- Game-based cognitive assessment
Interviews
- Technical interview
- Innovation and growth mindset discussion
- Team fit assessment
Values & Framework
Siemens' core values are Responsible, Excellent, and Innovative. The firm evaluates candidates against key competencies including Customer Impact, Technology with Purpose, Empowered People, and a strict adherence to a Growth Mindset.
- Responsible: Show ethical decision-making and consideration of broader impact
- Excellent: Demonstrate high standards and continuous improvement
- Innovative: Show creative problem-solving while maintaining responsibility
- Customer Impact: Connect your work to customer and societal value
- Technology with Purpose: Show how technology serves meaningful goals
- Growth Mindset: Demonstrate learning from failure and openness to development
Recommended Practice Modules
Preparation Plans
- Identify your assessment stage: game-based tests, interview, or Virtual Assessment Day
- If game-based: practise 15-20 rapid logical reasoning questions under time pressure
- If chatAssess: practise SJT scenarios with collaborative, responsible responses
- Learn Siemens values: Responsible, Excellent, Innovative + Growth Mindset
- Prepare 3 STAR stories showing innovation, learning from failure, and customer impact
- Familiarise yourself with gamified assessment formats to reduce anxiety
- Complete multiple fast-paced logical reasoning practice tests
- Practise SJT scenarios with messaging/communication format
- Prepare 5 STAR stories covering different Siemens competencies
- If Assessment Day: practise group discussion and roleplay scenarios
- Research Siemens products, digital transformation strategy, and recent news
- Practise staying calm and responsive under timed game pressure
- Daily rapid logical reasoning practice building speed
- Complete multiple SJT practice sessions with responsible innovation focus
- Build library of 7+ STAR stories covering all Siemens values
- Practise roleplay scenarios (customer handling, conflict resolution)
- Conduct mock group exercises focusing on constructive contribution
- Study Siemens Growth Mindset culture and innovation strategy
- Research specific Siemens division you are applying to
- Practise handling unexpected scenarios with calm adaptability
- Master rapid logical reasoning through daily timed practice
- Achieve natural collaborative communication in SJT practice
- Comprehensive STAR bank (10+ stories) with Growth Mindset theme
- Multiple roleplay practice sessions with different scenarios
- Full mock Virtual Assessment Day (group exercise + roleplay + interview)
- Deep research into Siemens technology, sustainability, and strategy
- Practise gamified formats until comfortable with unusual interfaces
- Develop natural language for discussing innovation responsibly
- Conduct multiple mock competency interviews
- Review and refine weakest areas based on tracked performance
Frequently Asked Questions
Sources & verification status
3 sources · 2 from the employer or another primary publisher · 1 reported rather than confirmed
See each source and how far it goes
- Employer site Siemens Vision and Values Primary source, published by the employer
- Employer site Siemens Campus Recruiting FAQs Primary source, published by the employer
- Third party Siemens Graduate Assessment Details Could not be checked — being replaced
Confidence is calculated from each source, not assigned to the page. A source that cannot be opened, or that does not describe what we cited it for, cannot support a claim here regardless of how it was previously labelled.
How this guide was put together
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