Comcast Interview Questions & Reviews in Philadelphia, PA Area
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Updated Feb 6, 2012 – Interview questions and reviews posted anonymously by interview candidates.
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Customer Service Representative at Comcast
Posted Feb 6, 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 in Philadelphia, PA (took a day)
I do not enjoy the length of time & lack of feedback during the Comcast interview process.
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I applied In-Person.
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Senior Financial Analyst at Comcast
Posted Jan 19, 2012
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2.0
Easy Interview
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Overall Negative Experience
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Interviewed and No Offer
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Interviewed Mar 2010 in Philadelphia, PA (took 2 months)
Submitted my resume to a job posting on the Comcast site. Since the job was a perfect match for my skills, I was contacted within 2 weeks for a brief telephone interview with a Treasury Manager mainly to access my ability to come in for a face-to-face interview with her and boss, the Treasury Director.
I arrived for an early morning interview with the Treasury Manager and Treasury Director. The interview with the Treasury Manager involved mainly discussing my experience and skills, which matched the job description exactly. The interview with the Treasury Director was postponed since she did not show up in the office. I rescheduled with her.
The interview with the Treasury Director was basically a redo of the prior interview with the Treasury Manager, but this time there was a vague discussion regarding salary. I assumed I was within the salary range of the position, but I was not told so. I was told they would contact me regarding a decision.
I sent "Thank You" letters to each person and waited, and waited, and waited. After a few weeks, I inquired about any decision and was told they still had not made any decision. I was given no other feedback. I reiterated my interest in the job and asked if there were any areas of concern or needed clarification. I was given no feedback. So I waited a few more weeks and finally received a generic HR form letter telling me that they had passed. I followed up with the HR Director by telling her that I understand but would sincerely appreciate any feedback that could make me a stronger candidate in the future. She would give me no feedback.
In the end, I found Comcast to act uncordially and unprofessionally, almost as if it were the first time these people had ever hired someone. It soured me on the company and I doubt that I would ever apply there again even though the headquarters is about a mile from my house.
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The interview consisted of a Phone Interview and a 1:1 Interview.
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Manager, Business Customer Operations at Comcast
Posted Nov 16, 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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Received and Accepted Offer
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Interviewed Oct 2011 in Philadelphia, PA (took 4+ weeks)
Applied for the job online, received a call within a week to discuss opportunity. After initial conversation with HR, a phone interview was set up. HR representative was very clear and direct about what the next steps would be and also had a positive and friendly attitude.
After initial 45 minute phone interview with hiring manager, she advised that a meeting in person would be the next step. This was set up for 1 week out from phone interview. HR representative contacted me and provided a list of the people that would be interviewing me on the day of my meeting as well as precise instructions on where to go and who to ask for upon arrival.
On the day of the interview, I was directed to one of the floors in the building where I was greeted by the office manager of that floor. The HR recruiter then met me first and advised me about who I would be speaking with and the order of events. She also gave a brief tour of the floor and provided some details about the building and company. Very friendly and assisted with easing my tension. I was brought to the office of the first person I would meet with and sat down for the first interview. I then went through 3 additional face to face meetings (each 1:1 in their offices) and finally ended up with the Hiring manager. After all of these meetings, the HR representative met with me to discuss benefits and general company questions.
I received a call in 2 days asking if I would interview with a senior executive as a final step. I was given a choice of a phone interview or an in person meeting. I chose the in person meeting and the 2nd visit went just as well as the first. The meeting with the senior executive was more challenging and included test type questions where I was asked to role play and provide examples of difficult challenges and how I overcame them in my career. It seemed more scripted and by the book than the other meetings, which were more casual.
Overall, the meetings were challenging. I did not feel that any Director that I met with was a push over. They all clearly had interview experience and knew how to interrogate a candidate effectively. It was helpful to have interview experience and also to research the company and products prior to the meetings. Every person that I met with had a smile on their face and seemed genuinely happy to work at Comcast. The office had a certain glow to it from an employee satisfaction perspective.
I received a call within one day with an offer.
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I made an attempt at negotiating by commenting that I was hopeful that the salary would be a bit higher. However, in reality I was already quite pleased with the offering. She stated that Comcast uses a scientific method in analyzing a person's worth and it is compared within the industry and based upon experience and education as well to derive at the figure. I asked her to explain the bonus plan and other benefits and when weighed in combination with the salary it was highly competitive. I did not press the negotiation issue and accepted the offer as I was very happy with the courtesy and respect I was given by the company.
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I Applied Online and the interview consisted of a Phone Interview, a 1:1 Interview and a Background Check.
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DSR Salesman at Comcast
Posted Nov 12, 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 Oct 2011 in Downingtown, PA (took 4+ weeks)
my 2nd interview was 1: 2 and a third added after i demonstratedd my knowledge and exp., i was nervous at first
but felt put at ease as the interview progressed. I was impressed with the team spirit an cohesiveness of the panel!Yes this was quite a long process,but my persistance paid off. Be prepared for your interview, know what is expected of you in the position your after and show how serious you are about joining a great team! Good Luck.
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I Applied Online and the interview consisted of a Phone Interview, a Group/Panel Interview, a Drug Test and a Background Check.
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Software Engineer at Comcast
Posted Oct 12, 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 May 2009 in Mount Laurel, NJ (took 2 days)
Meeting with team members. No technical questions, but a lot of review of project experiences and -personality questions
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Negotiation Details
Offer was put on the table and agreed upon
Other Details
I got the interview through a Staffing Agency and the interview consisted of a Phone Interview, a Group/Panel Interview and a Drug Test.
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Testing at Comcast
Posted Oct 9, 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 May 2009 in Mount Laurel, NJ (took 3 weeks)
Had the interview with Hiring manager for nearl 1 hr
Interview Questions
testing done and tools used
sql questions
Negotiation Details
It was ok
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I got the interview through a Recruiter and the interview consisted of a Phone Interview.
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Engineer at Comcast
Posted Sep 28, 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 Aug 2011 in Philadelphia, PA (took 1 week)
Overall, the interview was a waste of 3 hours, but at least emphasized what I already knew walking in -- that I'm not interested in working in a mega corporate environment. The interview was for the vague title of "Engineer'. In reality the position was for a web developer.
I interviewed in-person with each team member. There were four, separate, half-hour interviews.
First I met with the hiring manager, whom while nice, was a little cool and mechanical. She basically wanted to do a re-run of the phone interview. We talked about my education and the position, and she posed very vague and poorly communicated hypotheticals ("what would you do in this scenario"), which I actually had a difficult time answering because I was truly unclear on what she was actually asking.
Then I met with two Indian men. Their accents were very strong, and half the battle was trying to figure out what they were asking me. They asked pretty easy questions, like, what is grep, what is phpinfo(). Again, it was tough for me to understand them, having to ask them to repeat themselves 3 times was embarrassing.
The next man was very surly, and looked down at the desk the entire time he spoke with me. He asked me absolutely bizarre questions, like if I thought comcast was overpriced, and how I would react if I heard on the news that comcast caps bandwidth and is against net neutrality. It was at this point I knew this environment was a terrible fit for me, and considered getting up and leaving. I told him my opinions, which probably determined right then and there whether I'd get the job.
The final interview went fairly well. He asked me a lot of questions about front-end programming, which I was able to answer easily. He again stared at the desk the entire time he talked to me.
A week has passed, I doubt I'll hear back from them. I accepted an offer at a small company near me, where I think I'll be much, much happier in the long-run.
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Other Details
I got the interview through a Recruiter and the interview consisted of a Phone Interview, a 1:1 Interview and a Group/Panel Interview.
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Program Manager at Comcast
Posted Aug 31, 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 Aug 2010 in Philadelphia, PA (took 7 weeks)
Phone screen interview + first-line manager + second-line manager + 3 peers.
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Negotiation Details
Recruiter was incompetent - was removed from the negotiation by employer
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I Applied Online and the interview consisted of a Phone Interview, a 1:1 Interview, a Group/Panel Interview, a Drug Test and a Background Check.
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QA Automation Engineer at Comcast
Posted Jun 29, 2011
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4.0
Difficult Interview
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Overall Positive Experience
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Received and Declined Offer
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Interviewed Sep 2010 in Wayne, PA (took 5 days)
Telephone screening, then in for group panel interview at client location for a couple hours.
The people seemed nice enough, but the questions were relentless at times. The work culture appeared to be tight with good camaraderie but a lot of distractions in the workplace. Less rigid than Comcast Corporate downtown, but more formal than most.
Reason for Declining
Too slow to respond (had already accepted another offer), not much vacation
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The interview consisted of a Phone Interview, a 1:1 Interview and a Group/Panel Interview.
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Business Analyst at Comcast
Posted Mar 3, 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 Dec 2010 in Philadelphia, PA (took 4+ weeks)
I applied through the university career center.
The first round was on campus. Lasted about 45 minutes. Lots of behavioral questions (mostly focused on teamwork). Couple questions about Comcast ("What do you know about our company?"), and a couple technical questions ("What's the difference between C and Matlab?" )
The final round consisted of three 1-1 interviews (each lasted 30 minutes). 90% behavioral questions, which 2 of the 3 interviewers read from an interviewing package they had.
I thought the interviews went really well, but I didn't get the job. I never got the usual "We will be pursuing other candidates" letter, or a phone call, or an email. Nothing. I sent a few emails to HR inquiring about my application status. No response... I finally gave up
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The interview consisted of a 1:1 Interview.
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