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Updated Feb 15, 2012 – Interview questions and reviews posted anonymously by interview candidates.
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Engineering at Blue Coat Systems
Posted Jul 25, 2010
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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 Jul 2010 in Sunnyvale, CA (took 2 days)
Phone Interview then onsite visit two times
Negotiation Details
No negotiation
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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Tech Support Engineer at Blue Coat Systems
Posted Jun 15, 2010
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4.0
Difficult Interview
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Overall Positive Experience
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Received and Accepted Offer
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Interviewed Feb 2008 in Sunnyvale, CA (took 2 weeks)
two interviews over the phone, then proceeded to interview on-site, all morning, with several other engineers in person or phone call.
Interview Questions
Negotiation Details
they don't give too many stock options
Other Details
The interview consisted of a Phone Interview, a 1:1 Interview, a Group/Panel Interview and a Skills Test.
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Director of Staffing at Blue Coat Systems
Posted Jun 10, 2010
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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 Nov 2009 (took 6+ weeks)
I have 5-6 interviews with a total of 10 people for 1 hour each.
Interview Questions
Negotiation Details
Best offer is made up front. Little room to negotiate
Other Details
I got the interview through an Employee Referral and the interview consisted of a 1:1 Interview and a Background Check.
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Applications Engineer at Blue Coat Systems
Posted Jun 5, 2010
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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 Mar 2010 in Waterloo, ON (Canada) (took 3+ weeks)
Was contacted by a BCS recruiter. She setup a phone interview with the hiring manager.
The first phone interview lasted 45 mins with the hiring manager. Basically talked about everything on my resume. Since that went well another interview was held with the same person. It lasted 2h 15m. BCS follows some text book method of interviewing. That went well too. Then the interviewer suggested he wanted to do a pair programming session with me. I was fine with it. But then they could not set that up because of some "legal reasons". After that things became a nightmare. Following up with the recruiter whose response had started waning. Eventually she stopped replying. I talked to the hiring manager and he setup an interview with two of his tech people. This was after 2.5 weeks. That interview was a joke to say the least. All in all don't waste your time.
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I Applied Online and the interview consisted of a Phone Interview, a 1:1 Interview and a Group/Panel Interview.
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Inside Channel Sales at Blue Coat Systems
Posted Apr 7, 2010
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4.0
Difficult Interview
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Overall Positive Experience
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Interviewed and No Offer
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Interviewed Apr 2010 in Austin, TX (took 1 week)
I was contacted by an internal Blue Coat recruiter in online search- initial phone screen and presented my information. I was invited for a one on one interview with Sales Manager in Austin, TX.
Channel Sales Manager and I met in conference room- discussed employment history in depth, focusing on channel experience. Proceeded to ask about my reaction to sales scenarios- i.e. 'if a partner heard about an opportunity, but did not know the details of the lead- how would I go about getting additional information about the lead.' Through my answer process, he would present road blocks and force me to change my answer to get what he was looking for- including who I would contact and what questions I would pose to them.
Other Questions:
Describe Sales Methodology
Why should I be considered over other candidates?
Interview Questions
Other Details
I got the interview through a Recruiter and the interview consisted of a 1:1 Interview.
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Sales Manager at Blue Coat Systems
Posted Mar 26, 2010
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1.0
Very Easy Interview
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Overall Neutral Experience
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Interviewed and No Offer
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Interviewed Sep 2009 in Riga (Latvia) (took a day)
Talking 30 minutes
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Other Details
I got the interview through a Recruiter.
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Manager at Blue Coat Systems
Posted Jan 2, 2010
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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 Mar 2008 (took 1 week)
phone call interview with technical, reporting officer, HR.
Interview Questions
Negotiation Details
no negotiation.
Other Details
I got the interview through a Staffing Agency and the interview consisted of a Phone Interview, a 1:1 Interview, a Skills Test and a Background Check.
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Sales at Blue Coat Systems
Posted Nov 5, 2009
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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 Oct 2009 in Sunnyvale, CA (took a day)
Interviewer was Director level and pretty much lifeless, like he didn't want to be there (and this was a Sales Director). Style was like a newby reading from "interviewing for Dummies". First question was "do you know what we do" followed by..."what are your strengths"? "What are your weaknesses"? "Tell me something about yourself" etc. Once you answered a question he'd repeatedly ask "what else?" over and over. It's all the generic interviewing 101 questions. Spend some time on their site so you can answer the "what do we do" question and have 3-4 answers for each question cause he'll keepasking "what else"? Also, Their competitors are listed as Cisco, McAfee and Websense but they view Cisco as their biggest threat as Cisco came up a often.
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The interview consisted of a Phone Interview.
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Manager If Customer Satisfaction at Blue Coat Systems
Posted Aug 24, 2009
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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 in Sunnyvale, CA (took 3 days)
I had a phone screen, then went in for an interview with the hiring manager. He indicated that all had gone well and that I was to come back to interview again. I interviewed again with him, and then with five others (peers). Again, I was told that the interview went extremely well. I waited, and waited, and waited, but despite lots of positive feedback, was never called back. Unfortunately, HR dropped the ball in my case, but I have heard that this is not the norm for them. I was told another candidate was selected, but now, five months later, they still haven't hired anyone. I suspect the position was put on hold. Overall, nice people.
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Other Details
I got the interview through an Employee Referral and the interview consisted of a Phone Interview, a 1:1 Interview and a Group/Panel Interview.
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