CEC utilizes a process called a "Deep Dive Interview." I've never had an interview of this type. There is no real way to prepare for it specifically. It is designed to get past the "Professional Interviewer" type of interview, and get to the heart of the matter in terms of personality and professional fit. The best way to prepare for this type of interview is to learn to learn to stay composed and measure your answers for a long period of time, due to the length of the interview. Overall, except for the length, I had a positive opinion of the interview.

The interview process was kind of odd. Overall, it was about four hours. I was asked some odd questions like what I liked about college, what I didn't like, stuff like that that had no baring on me being able to do a job. Half an hour was spent criticizing my resume for its length (the average 1 page resume) and for not putting my full work history on the one page. I was also told that I should rewrite my resume because I wasn't getting any views for it with an implication that I should feel lucky I was able to have an interview with this company. They then announced they were unwilling to work with me in regards to my schooling and that I should shuffle my life around because they wanted to make an offer higher than what I was being paid at the company I'm at right now. Nothing was inherently illegal, it was just a really weird interview process that was more about grilling me as a person than analyzing my skills. This portion was done by the company's CIO. I did have an earlier part of the interview with their QA, Jeff, who was absolutely pleasant and stayed on track and conducted an interview as it should be.