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Updated Apr 17, 2012 – Interview questions and reviews posted anonymously by interview candidates.
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Senior Software Engineer at Cars.com
Posted Apr 17, 2012
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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 Mar 2012 in Santa Monica, CA (took 3 days)
I was submitted through a recruiting firm on a Thursday. I had an initial technical screening interview on the telephone on Friday, with the Senior Technical Manager. Then a more thorough technical interview on the telephone on the following Monday, with a Lead Developer. They then requested I come in for an on-site interview on Tuesday. The entire process took only 3 days.
The on-site interview lasted 3 1/2 hours and involved 4 separate interviews. Almost the entire process focused on testing my technical and problem solving skills.
In the first part of the interview I was asked to draw on the whiteboard, how I model (in UML) a car, which supports an openTrunk() method and a truck which supports a goOffroad() method. I was then asked to draw how I would add support for an SUV class that supports both the openTrunk() and the goOffroad() methods.
In the second part of the interview, with two other developers, I was presented a problem that required me to determine which option to select (from options A, B, or C), when all three options were available, given the following constraints:
I prefer A over C, when B is not available;
I prefer B over A , when C is not available;
I prefer C over B, when A is not available.
After some consideration I concluded it was a circular reference and could not be resolved when all three options were available.
In the third part of the interview, with two other developers, I was asked to write on the whiteboard, in UML and C++/Java pseudo code, an application that would calculate the score of a game of bowling. I've never bowled and knew nothing about it. One of the developers explained how the scoring works.
The fourth part of the interview was with a manager who discussed the office environment and asked if I had any non-technical questions.
As I was leaving I was told the HR manager would be in touch with the recruiter. I've not heard from the HR department nor the recruiter.
All, but one, of the people I met with at the site were friendly and professional. The environment was relaxed and casual. The hardest part was getting through over three hours of unusual problem solving questions and trying to design abstractions on the spur of the moment and off the top of my head with no knowledge of the domain.
Interview Questions
- You prefer Apple over Cherry, when there is no Blueberry;
- You prefer Blueberry over Apple, when there is no Cherry;
- You prefer Cherry over Blueberry, when there is no Apple.
Since all three pies are available on this day, based on your preferences, which pie would you choose?
Other Details
I got the interview through a Recruiter and the interview consisted of a Phone Interview, a Group/Panel Interview and a Skills Test.
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Marketing at Cars.com
Posted Feb 13, 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 Jan 2012 (took 1+ week)
Interview with hiring manager
Interview Questions
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The interview consisted of a Phone Interview and a 1:1 Interview.
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Field Sales Manager at Cars.com
Posted Oct 11, 2011
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1.0
Very Easy Interview
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Overall Negative Experience
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Interviewed and No Offer
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Interviewed Oct 2011 in Chicago, IL (took 2 days)
I should have known from the start. The first call I received from Trish I was driving, and I asked her to call me back or could we talk another time. Trisha seemed to be very short with me from that point on. We rescheduled about 3 days later after I emailed her and called her back multiple times leaving her voice mails as she never picks up her phone. Once I had the phone interview again she was very short and I felt brushed off. She asked why do you want to work for Cars.com...why do you want to leave your current position. Basic interview questions. She just sounded burnt out and ended up waisting a week of my time. Totally unprofessional and disingenuous. Clearly a poor representative of Cars.com
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Other Details
The interview consisted of a Phone Interview, a 1:1 Interview and a Background Check.
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Quality Assurance Analyst at Cars.com
Posted Sep 16, 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 Jun 2011 (took a day)
Interview was 1.5 hours long, done by a QA manager, a Sr. QA Analyst, and a lead developer. Questions were basic definitions, and some general get to know you questions and why you want to do Quality Assurance. A couple of behavior type questions to make sure you are persistent with developers and defect reporting. Preparation is key.
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The interview consisted of a 1:1 Interview.
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Advertising at Cars.com
Posted Sep 16, 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 Jun 2010 in Chicago, IL (took a day)
This was a prescreener interview by HR. They asked the basic questions and were pretty rude during the entire interview. When asked my salary expectations I was told that I was not in range. When I asked what the range was, I was told, "I don't have that information on me." Ok, so how did you know my salary is not in range?
Anyway I was asked if I would take a salary reduction to which I replied no and the conversation ended.
Maybe the interviewer was having a bad day. Or maybe she does not like her job.
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I Applied Online and the interview consisted of a Phone Interview.
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Sales at Cars.com
Posted Jun 8, 2010
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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 Jun 2010 in Hershey, PA (took 2 weeks)
Interview process was good. Interviewed with two people two different days in a two week period. The process was very painless.
Interview Questions
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I Applied Online and the interview consisted of a Phone Interview and a 1:1 Interview.
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Engineering at Cars.com
Posted Dec 21, 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 Dec 2007 (took a day)
The process began with a phone screen. It was mainly to determine if I had the required skills and experience. I was invited for a face-to-face interview. First, I was asked to take a written skills assessment test. After completing the test, I met individually with several members of the team. It was a mix of technical questions and personality questions. Most of the people I talked were friendly. Only one was unfriendly. I didn't receive an offer, but it was probably a good thing. I don't think I would've fit into their culture.
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Other Details
I Applied Online and the interview consisted of a Phone Interview, a Group/Panel Interview and a Skills Test.
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