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Entry Level Software Engineer at Check Point Software
Posted Jan 31, 2012
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5.0
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Overall Positive Experience
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Interviewed and No Offer
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Interviewed Oct 2011 in Redwood City, CA (took 2 days)
Initial communication was with an HR rep. The first interview was in person, 3 part skill test. The test is given in an office with no internet access. You are given some pages (about 4) with instructions and a fill-in the blank answer sheet. You follow the instructions and every section (about 20sections) you fill in an answer to a question about what you did. For example on section instructed you to open a linux console and do a ping command and write down the computer's ip and ms delay. Some sections you accomplish on one linux virtual machine, other sections you complete on a second linux virtual machine. The goal of all the sections is to connect one VM to another and use FTP in the console to transfer a zip file.
The second part of the test involves a new set of instructions (about 3 pages). The instructions give you basic steps to unzip the file you just copied. Install an FTP client from these files. Modify the source code C file so that next time you install it the title of the program has your name on it.
The third part of the test is completely unrelated. You are given 3 specification instructions. You are told to build one C function. You are given the prototype of this function. Your function receives a char array and based on the specifications you have to analyze the char array and return a true or false. Each char array consists of an instruction word and some random data. The specifications state that a protocol must be followed so specific instruction words and data is allowed in specific states of this protocol. After you are done with your function you are allowed to build your method with other prewritten .h files and main.c file. THe main.c file given to you tests your code. about 80 thousands instructions are passed to your code and the main.c file gives you an output that tells you how many instructions out of the 80thousands were parsed correctly and at which instruction your code did not work. To pass this part of the test your code must work with all 80k test instructions. points are deducted for ugly code, for uncommented code, for inefficient code.
It took the company about 3 weeks to evaluate the skills test i took. I was told i passed the skill test. I was given an in person interview. The interview was conducted by the team leader for the position available and also by 3 engineers in the team. The interview was conducted one on one with these four people. Each person was given about an hour to quiz my knowledge on a specific topic. One person quizzed me on networking concepts: TCPIP, FTP, HTTP, LAN, Router, DNS. and much more, each topic question was talked about in depth. The second person talked about programming concepts including: structs, sizeof(), Little/Big Endian, ARM vs 386, compilers, what files are created when compiling, and much more. The third person talked about my code, why i wrote loops the way i did, what i could do different, questions about programming were about my code so it was the easiest part of the interview. The fourth person talked to me about all aspects, some questions overlapped, other topics included: network layers, meaning of ip in ip address, what router does when routing, difference between hub and switch, how to optimize code with -o switch. how struct is stored in memory. write chars in binary and then hex and explain big/little endien. which processors use big E which use little? He asked extensive questions about my whole resume, so be sure to know how to explain each project listed in your resume. He also gave info about company and info about team and what they do.
I left interview confident with my performance. I felt i Answered 80-85% of questions accurately. I admitted the few times i didn't know an answer. I waited for an email or phone call for a job offer or third interview but i was not called. All engineers that interviewed me were indian and i am not. They all had accents and i dont. Perhaps not being indian played a role in not being hired? The tough tests and interview questions were a good experience and i'm glad i applied if only for the interview experience. The same job position is still open at dice. They're either really picky about new hires or the position is just for show.
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I Applied Online and the interview consisted of a 1:1 Interview and a Skills Test.
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Senior Software Engineer at Check Point Software
Posted Dec 30, 2011
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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 Nov 2011 in Tel Aviv (Israel) (took 3 days)
1:1 interview, after that a whole day of exams
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I got the interview through a Staffing Agency and the interview consisted of a 1:1 Interview and a Skills Test.
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Inside Sales at Check Point Software
Posted May 31, 2011
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3.0
Average Interview
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Overall Neutral Experience
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Received and Declined Offer
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Interviewed Jan 2011 in Redwood City, CA (took 2 days)
phone screen
1:1 preliminary screen w/ lead
1:3 presentation w/ management
1:1 w/ manager
job description is qualifying leads for the sales exec, but expect to do a full blown enterprise sales pitch as if you are the sales exec (they won't tell you that)
once all is good, your profile is shipped off to Israel for final approval
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Reason for Declining
Lack of communication & expectations
Pay is based on what your previous employer paid you..
Other Details
I Applied Online and the interview consisted of a Phone Interview, a 1:1 Interview and a Presentation.
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Inside Sales at Check Point Software
Posted Jan 4, 2011
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2.0
Easy Interview
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Overall Positive Experience
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Received and Declined Offer
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Interviewed Dec 2010 in Redwood City, CA (took 2 days)
Went in for interview and everything went well. It went longer than I expected. I had 3 interviews the first day and then I had to pitch one of their products during my second interview.
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Reason for Declining
They offered me the position, but the pay was very low, lower than industry standards.
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The interview consisted of a 1:1 Interview.
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Software Engineer at Check Point Software
Posted Dec 16, 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 Jan 2008 in Redwood City, CA (took 1 week)
interview with 4-5 bright people that were really good on the technical side. Some with no technical question.
My favorite question of all time is: I have a 10 digit number and you guess what is it.
I only say how many digit you got right and how many position of digits are right.
go.
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Negotiation Details
good
Other Details
The interview consisted of a Phone Interview, a 1:1 Interview, an IQ/Intelligence Test, a Skills Test and a Background Check.
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Software Engineer at Check Point Software
Posted Dec 8, 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 Dec 2010 in Redwood City, CA (took 1 week)
Started out getting a cold call from the recruiter, scheduled a next day phone interview. Phone interview went well, flew out for a day of on-site interviews shortly after. On-site interviews were a mix of applied problems, one on one design talks, and fairly technical field-specific questions.
The interviews were interesting and fun, the people were friendly and smart, and the whole process was much more enjoyable than any other interview processes I've had.
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I got the interview through a Recruiter and the interview consisted of a Phone Interview, a 1:1 Interview, a Skills Test and a Background Check.
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Manager at Check Point Software
Posted Aug 22, 2010
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1.0
Very Easy Interview
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Overall Neutral Experience
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Received and Declined Offer
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Interviewed Jul 2010 (took 3 months)
Recruiter interview was first, with was a combination of finding out about me and selling me on the benefits of the company. Scheduled then for a 1 hour interview with a peer in the same office. Then a few weeks later, another 1 hour interview with the hiring manager. Then a few weeks after that, another 1 hour interview with someone from HR. Then a couple of weeks later, a phone call to discuss what offer I would accept, folllowed by a verbal offer in a few days. References, background and credit were checked rather quickly at that point and it then took over two weeks to actually receive a job offer.
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Reason for Declining
several red flags, including reviews on this site. Plus, received a competing offer and liked that company better.
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The interview consisted of a Phone Interview, a 1:1 Interview and a Background Check.
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Consultant at Check Point Software
Posted Jun 16, 2010
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3.0
Average Interview
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Overall Neutral Experience
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Received and Declined Offer
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Interviewed Aug 2008 in Acton, MA (took 5 days)
personable people in hr. the hiring manager was very knowledgeable and seemed to encourage employees to grow. the health and benefits were appropriate. there was an emphasis on technical knowledge although not specific to the company's products just technical knowledge overall. the company is interantional and there is a lot of emphasis on understanding differnt cultures and ways of working
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Reason for Declining
no relocation package
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I Applied Online and the interview consisted of a Phone Interview.
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Software Engineer at Check Point Software
Posted Apr 27, 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 Apr 2010 in Tel Aviv-Yafo (Israel) (took 3 weeks)
First, I have been invited to take a technical test ~ 6 hours. It was long but not so difficult. Than on-house interview 2:1, which includes some background test + logical questions.
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Other Details
I got the interview through a Recruiter and the interview consisted of a Group/Panel Interview and a Skills Test.
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Marketing Manager at Check Point Software
Posted Apr 8, 2010
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2.0
Easy Interview
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Overall Neutral Experience
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Received and Declined Offer
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Interviewed Apr 2008 (took 3 days)
Phone interview with HR, then met hiring manager. After that, an additional interview was conducted with team members. Offer was given by HR -- HR based offer on past salary history and would not consider current salaries for similar position. I submitted past income tax returns upon request as well. This was a major factor in their decision on salary. Unfortunately, I had been self-employed for three years, and as a self employed individual, your tax return doesn't indicate your gross sales for the purposes of salary negotiation.
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