J'ai postulé via un recruteur. Le processus a pris plus d'une semaine. J'ai passé un entretien chez MicroStrategy (Hangzhou, Zhejiang) en oct. 2013
Entretien
For the position of SET. The company focuses more on how we solve the problems. For instance, use interesting puzzles to see how we think and solve the problem. Most problems are like mathematical puzzles. Also some basic programming skills are needed. Such as data structure and algorithm. The company do not care much the right answer it, but he cares how you solve the problem.
Questions d'entretien [1]
Question 1
The most difficult one is also the easiest one. After I wrote a very simple code. I have made a small mistake on it. The interviewee asked me to test it. I tried a lot of test method. Finally, he told me that I forgot put parentheses on it
In my onsite interview, the first three interviewers are very nice, when come to the fourth people, I was told he/she was a director and the last interview was the most important one. However finally I was told that the director scheduled before was not available and some people else would instead him. When the forth people came, she just brought a phone and a charger, without pen, paper. She asked me to give her my resume and asked me who do I known in her company. Then gave me two brain teasers then continued to using phone.....
J'ai passé un entretien chez MicroStrategy (Tysons Corner, VA)
Entretien
1 or 2 phone screens with hiring managers (or team member) and 1 onsite meeting with many interviewers. The phone screen interview is about 30 mins. The onsite is 30 mins per interviewer.
HR is cool, on campus initial interviews are main but not only way of getting in... On-site Technology interviews are challenging as they hire only very astute candidates. Significant value placed on analytical thinking and 'brain teaser / algorithm' type questions - communication is important but not as big a focus as elsewhere.