DIRECTV Interview Questions & Reviews in El Segundo, CA
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Updated May 16, 2012 – Interview questions and reviews posted anonymously by interview candidates.
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SOFTWARE ENGINEER/QA TESTER at DIRECTV
Posted May 16, 2012
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3.0
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Overall Positive Experience
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Interviewed and No Offer
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Interviewed Apr 2012 in El Segundo, CA (took 2 days)
Recruited by agency for a permanent position after the staffing firm located my IT career profile online. The initial screening took place by phone with the agency whereas the interview with DirecTV consisted of a face-to-face meeting with the Latin American Group manager. The job description included network, database, scripting, Unix and Linux experience, with Spanish-language a "must" or a "plus" depending on which job description I read. I indicated at the time of the recruitment that I had some of the desired skills but not all of them (including the Spanish language requirement). It was conveyed that this would not be a problem and that some training would be possible. I chose to interview for the position because it would represent an expansion of my existing skill set, while solidly within my range of 15+ years of experience in other aspects. I was told that there were three people interviewing for two positions that were in urgent need of being filled in the coming week or two. I interviewed and after three weeks I learned that I had not made the cut based upon aspects of my resume which I had already indicated I did not have but was willing and able to learn.
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The interview consisted of a Phone Interview and a 1:1 Interview.
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Audience Network Intern at DIRECTV
Posted May 14, 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 Feb 2012 in El Segundo, CA (took 3 weeks)
had an informal phone interview followed by informal meet-the-group interview/conversation
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The interview consisted of a Phone Interview and a Group/Panel Interview.
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Marketing Intern at DIRECTV
Posted Apr 25, 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 Apr 2010 in El Segundo, CA (took a day)
I applied online and received an email from HR saying they'd like to set up a phone interview. The supervisor that interviewed me seemed busy, did some routine questions, why are you interested in this position, what do you know about our company, etc. lasted less than half an hour. I didn't get a great of feeling but I received an offer letter about a week later.
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I Applied Online and the interview consisted of a Phone Interview.
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Senior Manager PCI DSS Compliance at DIRECTV
Posted Mar 24, 2012
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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 Nov 2011 in El Segundo, CA (took a day)
Interviewed the with Director of the department and two of his analysts. Interview lasted about 1.5 hours. I didn't receive an offer, but I have nothing but positive thoughts about the team. They were all extremely bright, knew their industry and positions very well and had detailed plans of where they were going. This is a competitive company in a competitive industry, so bring you A game.
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I got the interview through a Recruiter and the interview consisted of a Group/Panel Interview.
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Business Intelligence Intern at DIRECTV
Posted Feb 24, 2012
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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 Mar 2011 in El Segundo, CA (took 2 days)
After submitting my application in early February I received a callback in March for the internship position. During the call I was asked some general questions concerning my knowledge of databases, SQL, and softwares that I had experience.
Then there were some personality questions asked of me about my work ethic, what is my biggest weakness, my interest in the field, my strengths, along with where I see myself in 5 years.
Once they were satisfied with the questions I was immediately asked to come in for a face-to-face interview.
On the day of the interview I was brought to their office where I was questioned by 4 people in the Business Intelligence Departmen regarding business intelligence and analytics. During the interview process they mainly described what the position would require and asked me some simple technical questions regarding database development.
The people were nice and the questions were not too difficult. However, everyone seemed very rushed and disorganized during the interview and it seems as if no one really set aside time for the process seeing as the people involved in the interview rotated in and out of the meeting.
Once the interview was over I left and received a call no more than 30 minutes later asking if I would like to join them as an intern for the summer. I accepted and began interning in late May.
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The negotiation phase was pretty straight forward and compensation was very good for an internship position.
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I Applied Online and the interview consisted of a Phone Interview and a 1:1 Interview.
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Senior IT Business Analyst at DIRECTV
Posted Feb 10, 2012
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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 Oct 2011 in El Segundo, CA (took 2 weeks)
the interview process was interesting to say the least. I went through a contracting agency but it doesnt matter who you go through or what I tell you. Directv is unorganized and the processes are not uniform throughout the company and they are awkward because you dont end up working with the people you interview with
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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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Systems Engineer at DIRECTV
Posted Feb 2, 2012
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4.0
Difficult Interview
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Overall Negative Experience
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Interviewed and No Offer
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Interviewed Jan 2012 in El Segundo, CA (took a day)
Interviewed with the person who would have been my manager. She asked lots of questions and was not very personable. Actually rather confrontational. Interviewed with two would-be peers. One was rather friendly, the other reserved and apprehensive. They were very focused on the details of my prior experience, which I felt was the wrong approach for a job that requires a broad set of skills, including basics like intelligence and people skills. Details about a job can be learned, especially by someone who has the ability to learn quickly.
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I got the interview through a Recruiter and the interview consisted of a Phone Interview and a Group/Panel Interview.
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Project Manager at DIRECTV
Posted Nov 10, 2011
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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 Oct 2011 in El Segundo, CA (took 2 weeks)
Was contacted through recruiting agency who set up initial phone interview within 9 days. The face to face interview was then scheduled 5 days later. Phone interview questions consisted of confirming project management experience per the resume. Face to face interview was a panel interview and consisted of questions on conflict management.
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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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Director of Product Management at DIRECTV
Posted Sep 9, 2011
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1.0
Very Easy Interview
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Overall Positive Experience
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Interviewed and No Offer
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Interviewed Aug 2011 in El Segundo, CA (took 1 week)
I applied on line through a job board. The HR representative was terrific - set a phone interview via email with in 24 hours. The phone interview took place the following day. We have a terrific conversation. Both of us asked many relevant questions. She gave me very honest and intelligent descriptions of the competitive work place, typical work environment challenges and opportunities, as well as candidly responding to my question of why the position was open, 'that the previous person didn't quite work out'. I really appreciated the sincerity and felt respected through out the interview. Upon ending the conversation, she told me that she'd get back to me with in at most a week to talk about next steps if we went forward. She did, telling me they'd filled the position. I thanked her and asked her to keep me in mind for the future. Her response was warm and affirmative. I wish more interviews, hirings, and even rejections were as professional as this experience.
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Systems Analyst at DIRECTV
Posted May 12, 2011
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1.0
Very Easy Interview
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Overall Positive Experience
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Interviewed and No Offer
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Interviewed Sep 2010 in El Segundo, CA (took 2 days)
Received a call from a HR Recruiter. Schedule appoint for in person interview. Listened to three team members tell me about the department and the job. They didn't really ask me many questions. I pretty much ran the interview. Called back for second interview because they realized they didn't ask me any technical questions. I was asked to prepare power point presentation for any subject. During my presentation I was asked some semi relevant questions. Presentation went well but some of the random questions were not answered as desired (assumption). Too HR over a month to tell me they went with another candidate.
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I Applied Online and the interview consisted of a Phone Interview, a Group/Panel Interview, a Presentation and a Skills Test.
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