BlackBerry Interview Questions & Reviews in Toronto, ON, Canada Area

Interview Details – Did 2 Interviews First was over the phone, normal questions about my experience, second interview was Face-to-Face in Mississauga, alot of OOP questions and finally a paper with OOP Questions.. Didnt get an offer.

Interview Details – - applied on line - easy process
- had ONLY 1 phone interview - it was only 30mins - no surprises. very basic what do you know about the company

Negotiation Details – No negotiation - they called me maybe a week or two later with the offer. They wanted to know asap if I accepted. I called my family to discuss and accepted later that day

Interview Details – - Applied through Jobmine
- On campus interview at University of Waterloo
- Fairly easy interview: knowledge based questions, zero lines of actual code written, behavioral questions.
- Offer extended through Jobmine.

Interview Details – Applied through the school's co-op program. Had an hour long phone interview that was largely informal, with purely non-technical questions. Fairly easy and straightforward in my opinion

Interview Details – Applied through school's co-op system and received acknowledgement within two weeks. The interview consisted of the manager and a fellow software developer. The software developer is there mostly to observe your behaviors, occasionally asking you some questions about your resume. Some basic technical questions were asked, but it was mostly behavioral questions such as "what is a good manager to you?"

Interview Details – 1 phone interview screening
1 phone interview based on role/job (scenario based questions)
1 in person interview hiring manager got sick and replacement did not show any interest in the interview or the process, looked very bored and talked about himself and his previous employer. Told me he got nothing he is just filling in for sick manager. I asked if I should re-schedule with the manager. He said no need you will be contacted. I was contacted with an automated email indicating my services were not required. Never again.

Interview Details – Phone screen with recruiter, 10 questions, standardized around experience as it relates to role, experience and looking for. Very standard and general every time
Face to face with recruiter, hiring manager and a team member, very prescriptive, scored interview on a 2 page document. Very formula based, behavioural interview.
Final interview with senior leader of HR or business combination. Relaxed, similar experience questions

Reason for Declining – Not interested in the work, manager kept emailing and texting during the interview, really seemed unconcerned about my answers. Couldn't imagine working for this person.

Interview Details – Initial communication was at the university's career fair. I met the HR lady and she wrote my name down and told me to apply for the job online. I applied around the beginning of January and didnt get called for an interview till the second week of april 2010. It was a phone interview and it went fairly well. The questions were not very difficult

Negotiation Details – There was no negotiation. I was given an offer higher than I expected and accepted it immediately

Interview Details – The hiring process consisted of two phone interviews followed by an skills test; the skills test was technical in nature and evaluated skills that could be used in the position applied for. This was followed by an in-person interview with several managers and team leads and a background check. The job offer was extended shortly after the in-person interview and the contract delivered via courier three days later.

Negotiation Details – Yes - there is always room to negotiate. Based upon discussions with those dissatisfied with their salaries, their offers were significantly lower than the average salary for others in the same field and they simply accepted the offer without negotiation.

Do some research and know your worth before you interview; do not be afraid to negotiate as the pay bands are rather wide and OD (HR) won't argue with you if you fail to argue for a proper salary.