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Updated May 20, 2012 – Interview questions and reviews posted anonymously by interview candidates.

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Interviewed and No Offer

Interviewed May 2012 in Piscataway, NJ (took 2 weeks)

I didn't go to the interview yet I just did this so I can get access to other people's interviews

Interview Questions

Why do you think we should hire you?

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The interview consisted of a Phone Interview, a 1:1 Interview and a Group/Panel Interview.

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Received and Accepted Offer

Interviewed Oct 2011 (took 2 weeks)

They show up to career fairs. You can apply through your school or the website. They'll schedule you for a phone interview. From there they will eliminate some candidates. Then they will schedule an interview in Morristown, NJ. The HR Intern will probably be your point of contact for this. When you get there they will probably have two people for the behavioral/questioning part of the interview. Then they'll probably have two people for the technical interview. Technical interview seems pretty easy. Seems like they put more weight on how much they like you in the other interview. Not sure how long the process took.

Interview Questions

Describe how you work when you're in a group?

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Do you have any questions for me?

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Negotiation Details

The submitted offer, I accepted... I'm a college student.

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I got the interview through a College or University and the interview consisted of a Phone Interview, a 1:1 Interview, a Skills Test and a Background Check.

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3.0

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Overall Positive Experience

Interviewed and No Offer

Interviewed May 2011 in New York, NY (took 2 days)

The HR department was quite disorganized wiith the hiring and screening process. It took them over two months to issue out interview schedule after the deadline of the application. It took them over one month to issue out job offer notification after the interview.

Scheduling was terrible; poor communication with interview candidates; no notification that there could be an interview that is to be done over phone rather an in-person meeting.

The worst part was that when following up via phone. I get no return phone calls after leaving voicemails. When it is on the phone, they had no idea how far the screening process has progressed or how long it will take to give a definite answer. Very disappointed with the logistics and workflow of the HR department of a Fortune 500 company.

Quite the surprise and unexpected!

Interview asked many behavioral questions and background. Interviewers are are very courteous and professional in manner.

Interview Questions

How would you handle a difficult problem at hand with a team of people?

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I got the interview through an Employee Referral and the interview consisted of a Phone Interview and a 1:1 Interview.

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2.0

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Overall Positive Experience

Interviewed and No Offer

Interviewed Apr 2011 in New York, NY (took a day)

I applied through my college recruiting system and got a response from an HR person for a on-site interview. Ended up being interviewed by 4 people total, half hour each. The questions were rather simple and mostly covered my qualifications, details about my resume and plans for future. Everybody was extremely nice and the whole interview process didn't feel formal, which reflects the overall culture of the company.