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Updated Jan 8, 2012 – Interview questions and reviews posted anonymously by interview candidates.
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Intern at Canon USA
Posted Jan 8, 2012
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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 (took a day)
I was contacted by a phone call, to set up a phone interview for the next day. I then re-sent my updated resume, and I was contacted again to set up a in person interview instead of the phone interview. When preparing I looked up everything I could about them. I picked out things about the company that related to myself, which made the interview process easier for me. Advice, they are looking for enthusiastic people that have an internship experience already. My prior internship didn't relate to this one, they were more interested in my first job I had. Make sure to not sell yourself short on your resume. People in the office were really nice. The HR person was extremely nice, and tried to sell the position. The manager was more stiff, but nice as well. Head manager was really stern at first, but after the "interview" seemed over we just sat and had a conversation. Really great people, and work culture was unbelievably remarkable.
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This was the best offer for an internship I have ever heard of. I had no complaints with anything. They told me what to expect, and I left my schedule open for this internship. If you are really looking to improve your resume, and professional experience by a lot, then there is no need to complain.
Other Details
The interview consisted of a Phone Interview and a 1:1 Interview.
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Manager at Canon USA
Posted Nov 19, 2011
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2.0
Easy Interview
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Overall Positive Experience
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Received and Accepted Offer
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Interviewed Jan 2009 (took 3 days)
Applied via the web, and at first had a phone interview that lasted over 30 minutes. Questions asked were those typical of verifying what you stated on your resume.
Received another call days later to then set up an in person interview with the HR manager.
After successfully passing that, finally I was able to meet with the hiring manager, who after our in depth discussion, obviously did not have the hiring authority unless the Japanese contingent concurred.
That led to a final interview days later with the hiring manager, the person I was replacing and the Japanese representative of the organization.
Items discussed were past experience, what can you bring to the table, non-compete agreements etc.
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Negotiation Details
No negotiation
Other Details
The interview consisted of a Phone Interview, a 1:1 Interview, a Group/Panel Interview, a Presentation, a Skills Test, a Personality Test, a Drug Test and a Background Check.
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Analyst at Canon USA
Posted Nov 12, 2011
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2.0
Easy Interview
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Overall Neutral Experience
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Received and Accepted Offer
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Interviewed Nov 2009 (took 2 days)
Straight forward review of background skills and where you are coming from (past job experiencescollege). Breifly interviewed with HR person just for background, felt most likly small talk. Then on same day interviewed with direct Manager that I would be reporting. Got a call back from HR to schedule the second interwiev with department head, this was shorter and felt like it was just for policy, if you get second interview with department you pretty much are in the final decision pool.
My advice would be to make sure you are on time or early, it is absolutley important, if your late, you should just not bother. Also be well presented and profesional, and have paper and pen available if you need to write anything down. Its the small things here.
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Yes. Forget about increasing vacation days. They will low ball you, so come back hire and settle somewhere in the middle.
Other Details
I Applied Online and the interview consisted of a 1:1 Interview.
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Administration at Canon USA
Posted Oct 30, 2011
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1.0
Very Easy Interview
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Overall Neutral Experience
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Received and Accepted Offer
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Interviewed Feb 2011 in Lake Success, NY (took 4 months)
I applied for one position, and by the end of the whole interview process I was offered a job in a position I had not applied for originally.
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The interview consisted of a Phone Interview, a 1:1 Interview and a Background Check.
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Internship at Canon USA
Posted Apr 19, 2011
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1.0
Very Easy Interview
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Overall Positive Experience
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Received and Accepted Offer
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Interviewed Apr 2011 in Lake Success, NY (took 3 weeks)
Was called for a screening by the HR representative, turned into a pretty in-depth interview regarding my career pursuits and resume. Was told that she wanted to set up a phone interview with the marketing team director (head for the position). Interview was delayed because of some meetings for about a week, but nothing that was their fault.
Phone interview was pretty easy and very conversational. Asked standard questions about the resume, why Canon, about my experience with social media since the position is social media based. Took about a half-hour and she was very friendly. Very positive experience.
Heard back about a week later with a phone call.
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none
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The interview consisted of a Phone Interview and a Background Check.
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Marketing Specialist at Canon USA
Posted Apr 4, 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 Dec 2009 (took 6 weeks)
There were 2 phone interviews with HR with typica interview questions, very general. Then two interview in person with a group of people who asked more marketing related questions, specifically to rate myself in different areas.
Negotiation Details
There is almost no room for negotiation
Other Details
The interview consisted of a Phone Interview, a 1:1 Interview, a Group/Panel Interview and a Background Check.
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Analyst at Canon USA
Posted Mar 18, 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 Sep 2009 in New York, NY (took a day)
Very quick process. Got a call from HR and met with 4 people the following week. The interview took about 2 and half hours with back to back interviews. An offer was presented to me the week after.
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No
Other Details
I Applied Online and the interview consisted of a 1:1 Interview.
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Marketing Specialist at Canon USA
Posted Jan 24, 2011 — 1 of 1 people found this helpful
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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 Jan 2011 in Lake Success, NY (took 1 week)
Applied for job online. Received a response in a week. At interview, waited for HR for 1/2 hour in the waiting room (which was fascinating, like a museum). Met with an HR Specialist. Inquired about my courses in college and skills obtained from experience. Went through every single employment listed on my resume. In addition, wanted to know about how much I personally knew about Canon products and services. Positive interview. Sucks I didn't get the job offer.
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I Applied Online and the interview consisted of a Phone Interview and a 1:1 Interview.
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Intern at Canon USA
Posted Jan 14, 2010 — 1 of 1 people found this helpful
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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 Apr 2008 in Lake Success, NY (took 2 days)
The program coordinator of the internship program contacted me via phone and was not able to pick up and was followed-up by an email. Since I was at school and was not able to do a in-person interview, they were able to do a telephone one. I seemed to pass that part so another day was scheduled to speak with my potential supervisor. The internship program wasn't really in the field I was going into (or was remotely knowledgeable in), but both the program director as well was my potential supervisor reassured me that I would be fine as well as answering a lot of my questions about what I would exactly be doing. Since it's a Japanese company, there was a diverse group. Everyone was friendly and willing to help you.
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Negotiation Details
Since it was an internship, there really wasn't much of an negotiation process.
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I Applied Online and the interview consisted of a Phone Interview and a Background Check.
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RFA - Regional Field Analyst at Canon USA
Posted Mar 19, 2009 — 2 of 2 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 Jun 2008 (took a day)
I had been a previous Canon USA employee. They reached out to me to interview for a return position. The normal interview process is 1) phone screen by HR, 2) Manager phone screen, 3) In person interview with HR, Manager. and a Senior level staff person. Those three interviews are all separate interviews. If the process moves forward, then there is a repeat meeting with Manager, Senior level person, then Director. At this point, the offer will be presented.
In my interview, most of the above steps were passed and right into the interview with the Manager and Director. It was a normal, average interview. Nothing extra special worth mentioning.
The office culture there is Japanese influenced. From this, one is meant to fit into the culture and not rock the boat. People with ideas that are expressed are not embraced here. One does not question leadership, regardless of the type of question or the delivery. Understand you are a worker bee.
The biggest negative when interviewing with Canon USA is the lack of follow up. If they want to move forward, it is a slow consuming process. If they do not want to move forward, you will find out with no response at all. They will not respond to phone calls or emails. Funny isn't it. They want you to follow up if they are interested, bu the professional courtesy is not returned.
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