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Updated Feb 8, 2012 – Interview questions and reviews posted anonymously by interview candidates.
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Marketing Manager at Avid Technology
Posted Feb 8, 2012
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3.0
Average Interview
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Overall Neutral Experience
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Interviewed and No Offer
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Interviewed Dec 2011 in New York, NY (took 6 days)
I was referred to the person to whom I would report (Paul Brack). I met with Paul Brack over coffee and he was great! Then I was referred to his boss Kurt Krinke. Kurt Krinke spoke to me briefly over the phone but did not return my emails requesting an in-person meeting. I believe Kurt had already selected the person he wanted. My understanding is the person who got the job had a software sales background, not a marketing and post-production background like mine.
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The interview consisted of a Phone Interview and a 1:1 Interview.
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Senior Product Architect at Avid Technology
Posted Sep 29, 2011 — 1 of 1 people found this helpful
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3.0
Average Interview
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Overall Negative Experience
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Interviewed and No Offer
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Interviewed Apr 2010 in Arlington, MA (took 7 weeks)
An Avid recruiter approached me via email after seeing my CV in Monster. She first interviewed me to screen my qualifications, experience, education etc before letting me go to the next level.
The next interview was with the director of product management who was incredibly knowledgeable and sounded like a decent person. I would've definitely liked to work for him. He ended the interview by saying that most likely they will fly me to Tewksbury, MA for one final interview.
The PR lady called me a day later to schedule another appointment with another interviewer. My third interview was with another director from SW Development. He was a bit of a show off which is totally OK with me. I dealt with plenty of his type and it doesn't bother me in the least. Things went well and it was very technical...I totally liked the job even more.
I then received a call back from the same hiring manager (Dir of PM) telling me that they all liked me very much and that I will need to talk to another person. She was the director of marketing for that product.
Now here is a disclaimer; I only use mobile by lovely AT&T. I don't have any landline. The day when I had my scheduled interview, I had to rush my cat to the hospital in the morning. Being short sighted I was like it's OK; it was very early in the morning and my interview was at 4 PM. At 3PM I received a call from the animal hospital telling me that I must pick up my cat before 5 PM otherwise they will close and I will have to pick up the cat the following day which would have cost me $$$ more (NYC rip off rate). Stupidly enough I took the phone interview at 4PM and then 10 minutes later I proceeded to walk out and continued the interview while walking super fast. I am certain that this lady didn't understand a word I said. Actually I got so comfortable that I told her the story and shared way too many laughs (solo, yes I laugh at my own jokes). She seemed so nice and understandable. I was certain that I nailed yet another interview and that we connected on the human level. Oh no we didn't ;) I have never heard from them again. I had another offer from another company that I was interviewing with on the same time and that I really didn't want but who kindly gave me an offer few days after my last phone [can you hear me now] interview with Avid. I tried to prolong the signing process hoping to hear from Avid without any luck. I then emailed the HR lady explaining her that I have another offer but if they are going to continue interviewing me or giving me an offer I would reject the other company's. Sure enough i didn't hear from them.
Well I guess it was unprofessional from both of us. Me, for not postponing the interview and them for not even sending me a rejection letter or email!!
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I got the interview through a Recruiter and the interview consisted of a Phone Interview.
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Senior Software Engineer at Avid Technology
Posted Aug 23, 2011
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2.0
Easy Interview
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Overall Neutral Experience
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Interviewed and No Offer
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Interviewed May 2009 (took a day)
Phone interview was entirely technical. A lot of general computer science fundamentals type questions (i.e. stack vs heap, deadlock) and some C++ language specific questions.
The 1:1 took about half a day. Interviewed with about 4-5 diff people + somebody from HR. The people were friendly or the most part and the interviews weren't very technical. Got one guy who thought he was above me and openly mocked my prior industry experience (defense) then gave me a joke of a programming test and tutted at all of my answers even though I knew I was right. Other than that, it was a pleasant experience. They lowballed me on the salary though. Offered me something that was well below average for a senior software engineer and a solid 15K below what I was already making.
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I Applied Online and the interview consisted of a Phone Interview and a 1:1 Interview.
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Java Programmer at Avid Technology
Posted Jul 12, 2011
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3.0
Average Interview
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Overall Neutral Experience
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Interviewed and No Offer
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Interviewed Mar 2009 (took a day)
The interview was very formal. After checking in with the receptionist I was taken to a conference room. Then I was interviewed individually by a team member, the project manager, and my potential manager. The discussion was more along the terms of why I wanted the position, and my past experiences with Java development. The position involved working with SAP Netweaver technologies.
After a few rounds of interviews, I was not offered the position as I had no experience with ABAP or SAP.
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The interview consisted of a 1:1 Interview.
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Sales Operations at Avid Technology
Posted Jun 3, 2011
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3.0
Average Interview
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Overall Positive Experience
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Received and Accepted Offer
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Interviewed May 2011 in Burlington, MA (took 5 weeks)
I responded to an opportunity posted in a LinkedIn group I belong to. The HR person (who posted the opening on LinkedIn) contacted me via phone after I submitted a resume directly do her. She conducted an initial phone interview and told me that she was going to pass my information on to a manager. If he was interested he would call. He called about 2 weeks later.
I went through a phone interview with the manager. At the conclusion, he said he would probably be asking me to come in to meet his team and interview with them. The following week I was contacted by the HR person who asked the group secretary to set up meetings for me. The interviews were scheduled back-to-back and lasted from 3:00 pm until 5:30. Four people interviewed me.
Each interviewer was on time for their scheduled interview, and was prepared with questions to ask. Some of them were situational interview questions. Each one gave me their perspective on the business, their role, and the role I would be taking on. The perspectives were consistent.
After the interviews were completed, I received a request from the HR person within 1 week for a list of references. Two days later I received an offer letter.
Interview Questions
"Tell me about a time when you ... " (did something above and beyond the call of duty, achieved something huge and what you learned from that, etc.)
Negotiation Details
I accepted the offer as presented because it was in the range I gave to the HR person during my initial call with her.
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The interview consisted of a Phone Interview, a 1:1 Interview and a Background Check.
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Marketing at Avid Technology
Posted Mar 9, 2011
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3.0
Average Interview
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Overall Neutral Experience
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Interviewed and No Offer
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Interviewed Jan 2011 (took 6 weeks)
I applied online and heard back within a couple of weeks. My first interview was a phone screen with a recruiter. The person promised to get back to me within a week if the hiring manager was interested, which the individual did. I then had a phone interview with the hiring manager and was invited in for a 1:1 interview a few days later. I thought my interview went well, because the hiring manager expressed that they were "definitely interested" and would be in touch "next week" to set up a time for me to meet the entire team. After two weeks had passed, I followed up and received no response. I checked the web site and noticed that the job had been removed.
The people were pleasant and professional, but I was disappointed that they didn't have the courtesy to tell me, at least in email, that I was not going to move onto the next step, especially after they had expressed their interest.
The office space was nice, but very open. The partitions and office walls were glass. People were a little more dressed up.
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I Applied Online and the interview consisted of a Phone Interview and a 1:1 Interview.
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Sales Engineer at Avid Technology
Posted Jan 18, 2011
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3.0
Average Interview
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Overall Neutral Experience
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Received and Accepted Offer
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Interviewed Nov 2009 (took 3 weeks)
Approached at a trade show, then did a one on one interview. Folowed by a group interview and then a presentation to the board. The process was friendly and not too much of a task. They required product knowledge
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I applied In-Person and the interview consisted of a Phone Interview, a 1:1 Interview, a Group/Panel Interview, a Presentation and a Background Check.
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Senior Software Engineer at Avid Technology
Posted Dec 28, 2009
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3.0
Average Interview
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Overall Positive Experience
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Received and Accepted Offer
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Interviewed Aug 2007 in Tewksbury, MA (took 5 days)
Phone screen by HR, Manager, then In-person 1x1 interview with 4 engineers (45 mins each).
Interview Questions
Negotiation Details
Yes. You able to negotiate if you have offers. Company will going to negotiate if they really want you.
Other Details
I got the interview through a Recruiter and the interview consisted of a Phone Interview and a 1:1 Interview.
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Management at Avid Technology
Posted Nov 8, 2009
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2.0
Easy Interview
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Overall Positive Experience
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Interviewed and No Offer
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Interviewed Aug 2009 (took 1 week)
I was interviewed for a different job than the one I applied for. The interviewer agreed with me that I was better qualified for the other job and told me that I would be called by another interviewer the following week. He never called me, even after several attempts to contact him.
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I Applied Online and the interview consisted of a Phone Interview.
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Public Relations at Avid Technology
Posted Apr 29, 2009
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3.0
Average Interview
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Overall Positive Experience
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Interviewed and No Offer
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Interviewed Feb 2009 in Daly City, CA (took 3 weeks)
After filling out the application, which was no big deal, I had initial phone interviews with the hiring manager, then another with an HR rep. Following that, I had in-depth phone interviews with three marketing managers, and two in-person interviews with additional marketing staff. All the Avid staff were highly intelligent and energetic; they're the kind of people I like working with. The interview questions were all the right ones; they learned about me, and I learned about them. It seemed like an excellent match. But following the interviews, I never heard back from HR, despite sending polite check-in emails every week. Three months after my interviews, I saw on their new web site that someone had the position. So I checked in with one of the people I interviewed with, who checked in with HR. Shortly thereafter, an HR rep sent me a note saying they'd gone with another candidate.
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The interview consisted of a Phone Interview and a 1:1 Interview.
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