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* Posted anonymously by interview candidates (updated Oct 31, 2009)

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Positive 58%
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Technical Consultant at EMC

Posted Oct 31, 2009

4.0
Difficult Interview
Overall Positive Experience Received and Accepted Offer

Interviewed Aug 2008 (took 2 months)

For field positions at EMC, the best way to get in is through Employee Referral. I have yet to see anybody hired who applied only online. Every opening managers are always looking for somebody to move up internally, or they are asking people internally to make recommendations of people they know.

Again, for field interviews, be ready to interview for a position that is part of the old boys club in some ways. It's important that you are liked by everyone, just as much as your technical knowledge or customer facing abilities.

Expect to be tested with tough questions. Your Interviewer probably isn't an ass in person, but they will act like one just to test your response, see how you handle pressure and tough questions. They'll make you think you have no chance and you're just a waste of their time (even if they really like you). I had some interviews like this, but I've also found that if you come highly recommended by people who are already part of the club, then the interviews are fairly laid back.

Bottom line, just be calm, cool, collected, and well-read on what the company does. The basics for an interview with any company really.

Also note, job postings on the web site that are preceeded by an asterisk are not real, so don't waste your time applying for those. They are positions that do exist, but are not approved to be filled at this time.

Interview Questions

Why do you want to work at EMC?
Tell me about an accomplishment at work you're most proud of

Negotiation Details

Do your work upfront, as EMC is like any big company and they want to get you on as cheap as possible. They will negotiate usually. They'll try to get you to take a 10% raise over your current salary based on my experience (2 different times).

Other Details

I got the interview through an Employee Referral and the interview consisted of a Phone Interview, a 1:1 Interview, a Drug Test and a Background Check.

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Senior Software Engineer at EMC

Posted Oct 24, 2009

Interviewed Jan 2009 (took a day)

The recruiter was very personable. We used to work at the same company. However, to find out what was going on with the position required me to pursue him.

I was brought in for a… Post a review to see full interview

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Program Manager at EMC

Posted Sep 28, 2009

Interviewed Aug 2009 (took 6 weeks)

The in person interview was not well organized. None of the interviewers were supplied with my resume and some had not interviewed anyone before. One person didn't show up at all for my… Post a review to see full interview

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Software Engineer at EMC

Posted Jul 22, 20091 of 1 people found this helpful

Interviewed May 2009 (took 2 days)

They were pretty professional, the phone interview was a general one, where the HR asked both behavioral and technical questions. Usual questions regarding stacks, probability and data… Post a review to see full interview

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Performance Engineer at EMC student candidate

Posted Jul 17, 2009

Interviewed May 2009 in Hopkinton, MA (took a day)

My coop coordinator refer me to that coop position. I received an e-mail for an on-site interview with EMC at Hopkinton, MA, proximately May 20th. The interview is a group interview… Post a review to see full interview

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Principal Engineer at EMC

Posted May 6, 2009

Interviewed Apr 2009 in Boston, MA (took a day)

They want to see flexibility that you have many useable skillsets and are a team player with high energy. Post a review to see full interview

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Messaging tema at EMC

Posted May 6, 20090 of 1 people found this helpful

Interviewed Mar 2009 in Cork (took 2 weeks)

I got the first interview with th erecuriter, after that I had one technical interview over the phone which was quite hard but I passed it, after that I was required to travel to cork to… Post a review to see full interview

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Sales Executive at EMC

Posted Apr 30, 2009

Interviewed Jan 2009 (took 2 weeks)

Pre-screen interview, did not make it to speak with hiring manager Post a review to see full interview

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Business Analyst at EMC student candidate

Posted Mar 20, 2009

Interviewed May 2007 (took 2 days)

The interview process began as a phone interview to ask questions about the job with a Senior Manager in the group. This then led to on-site interviews over 4 hours with 3 different… Post a review to see full interview

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Sales Executive at EMC

Posted Mar 19, 2009

Interviewed Mar 2009 (took 4 weeks)

The process consisted of an interview with the recruiter, then with one of their managers, then with pre-sales, then with a sales manager and finally with a senior manager. Questions… Post a review to see full interview

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