Initial communication was during a contract period with another company hired by First Energy. I was approached about being hired on directly and told about the benefits of taking the position. This process began in Sept-Oct of 2011 and my start date wasn't until Jan 2012. It was a drawn out process that involved interviewing candidates they knew they weren't going to hire. The interview involved a panel of supervisors asking questions about previous employment and work skills. They also asked about general interests, where you intended to live for the next 5-10 years, and if you wanted to become a reactor operator.

Got a phone call from HR to set up an interview 3 months after applying online. HR called me on Monday and they wanted me there for an interview on that coming Friday. Then on Tuesday I got a call my interview would actually be that Thursday instead. First red flag. They gave me barely enough time to get off my plane and drive to the interview. I show up and neither HR or the managers interviewing me know what room we were in. Second red flag. Interview went well, almost all behavioral questions, with a couple kinda tricky ones. Took about 45 minutes. The panel interviewing me was very laid back and personable. I could immediately tell that they had not even looked at my application beforehand and that they had no interest in hiring me. Found it odd that not a single question was asked about what I enjoy doing or anything then it came up that there is a LOT of mandatory overtime without extra compensation and that they are having a significant retention problem. Red flag number three. With how disorganized and rushed the process was I did not plan on accepting an offer even if one was given. When you see details like this being messed up at a nuclear facility, run. If this was their best foot forward I'm afraid to know what goes on once you're employed there.