Ho presentato la mia candidatura tramite segnalazione di un dipendente. Ho sostenuto un colloquio presso Opower
Colloquio
One of the most organized interviewing processes I've ever experienced. There were two interviews with the hiring manager over the phone, a skills assessment exercise, another phone interview with a Technical Project Manager, then a full day of interviews with two senior technical manager, the hiring manager, the technical lead, and an engagement manager.
Domande di colloquio [1]
Domanda 1
- Given an ERD, what type of application could be using data from this data model?
- Send work samples of project plans and project status reports
Ho presentato la mia candidatura online. La procedura ha richiesto 4 settimane. Ho sostenuto un colloquio presso Opower (Arlington, VA)
Colloquio
After applying, I heard back within the week. I then had an initial, screening call with the recruiter, after which I had a homework assignment due back to the recruiter in 48 hours (TPM homework assignment, that took some work but was fairly simple to compete if you have PM chops). A technical phone interview with a senior member of the team came next. Following the technical phone interview was the on-site, new-world-tech-style day of interviews (~6 hours long, including lunch). Be prepared to be grilled, for thinking exercises, and to answer questions directly involving company products (some people scoff at the fact that they pitch you internal situations when you have no experience with the company yet, but if you're interviewing somewhere seriously...why wouldn't you have a solid knowledge of how the company operates before you go into the interview?). Next is a brief waiting period, as you await the results. A call from the recruiter to check up on you and provide you with an offer! (hopefully, because this is a great company!) Some basic negotiations can follow, if you need them. Lastly references are called to make sure you have the experience you claim to have.
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Domanda 1
Just be ready to be thoroughly grilled about your experience. I mean grilled.
Ho presentato la mia candidatura online. La procedura ha richiesto 3 settimane. Ho sostenuto un colloquio presso Opower (San Francisco, CA) nel mese di dic 2013
Colloquio
I initially applied to a different position and got rejected. But the HR person suggested me to interview for the TPM position. We jumped on a quick 15 minute intro call, and she forwarded me a 3-page-long work assessment to complete within a week. The Assessment includes basic knowledge of Agile & Waterfall, understanding of Opower's platform model (though there aren't really anything you can find online except a few case studies), sample of previous reports and project plans.
Then this led to a 30-min call with the hiring manager. I wasn't asked about my answers in the assessment. The hiring manager seemed to have a list of fairly general questions about a candidate's background and goals. It wasn't that easy to make myself stand out based on common interview questions.
Overall, everything went very smoothly and the HR person was very helpful and responsive.
Domande di colloquio [1]
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Nothing very unexpected. Though I wished they could ask more in-depth questions about my background and experiences instead of those basic ones that you would hear at every phone interviews.