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Updated May 23, 2012 – Interview questions and reviews posted anonymously by interview candidates.
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Systems Engineer at Electronic Arts
Posted Oct 7, 2010
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3.0
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Overall Positive Experience
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Received and Accepted Offer
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Interviewed May 2010 in Redwood City, CA (took a day)
I had a phone interview with EA-Redwood city. The interview was pretty much based on analytical skills.
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The interview consisted of a Phone Interview.
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Human Resources at Electronic Arts
Posted Oct 7, 2010
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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 Aug 2008 (took 2 weeks)
two rounds of interviews; phone and in-person. in-person included manager, team, and then recruiter (3 parts)
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non-negotiable
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I Applied Online and the interview consisted of a Phone Interview, a 1:1 Interview and a Group/Panel Interview.
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Software Engineer II at Electronic Arts
Posted Oct 4, 2010 — 1 of 1 people found this helpful
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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 Aug 2010 in Hyderabad (India) (took 5 days)
Interviewers asked some very simple programming questions and they dont have sufficient knowledge to understand the projects. Though I answered every question they asked i was declined offer. A very bad experience in terms of quality of interviewers
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I Applied Online and the interview consisted of a 1:1 Interview.
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Finance Manager at Electronic Arts
Posted Jul 21, 2010
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3.0
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Overall Neutral Experience
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Interviewed and No Offer
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Interviewed May 2010 in Redwood City, CA (took a day)
HR was great and very helpful. However the hiring manager was clueless and very unorganized. Didn't even know what questions to ask.
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I Applied Online and the interview consisted of a Phone Interview.
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Game Tester at Electronic Arts
Posted Jul 2, 2010 — 0 of 1 people found this helpful
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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 Jan 2009 (took a day)
they called me after i handed my resume in, did the interview and got hired easily.
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I applied In-Person and the interview consisted of a 1:1 Interview.
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QA Tester at Electronic Arts
Posted Jun 21, 2010 — 0 of 1 people found this helpful
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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 Apr 2008 in Burnaby, BC (Canada) (took 3 days)
Took an online test. I guess I passed be wise I was. Alled in to be parr of a group onterwoew in front o a panel. they asked us individual questions and tested our ability to work as a group by asking us to balance a set of nails on a single nail in a piece of wood. I already knew how to do it, so I told them and the test changed to see if I could get the group to do the task by just describing the steps to them.
Afterwards, I was called back to interview 1 on 1 with a rep from the team I would be working with to see if I would be a good fit. Easy peasy.
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Negotiation Details
No room for negotiations for this entry level job.
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The interview consisted of a 1:1 Interview, a Group/Panel Interview and an IQ/Intelligence Test.
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Manager at Electronic Arts
Posted Jun 17, 2010
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3.0
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Overall Neutral Experience
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Interviewed and No Offer
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Interviewed Mar 2010 (took a day)
I filled out survey of several questions relating to the job. The questions were very similar to what would be asked in a phone interview. Examples included: Why are you leaving your company? What was/is your role and level of responsibility in your IT Department?; From a Career standpoint, how do you keep yourself informed on the latest technology?
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I got the interview through a Recruiter.
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Software Engineer III at Electronic Arts
Posted Apr 21, 2010 — 1 of 1 people found this helpful
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3.0
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Overall Positive Experience
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Received and Accepted Offer
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Interviewed Apr 2010 in Redwood City, CA (took 2 weeks)
Interviewed for a senior level software engineering position. Best interview experience I've ever had. HR was extremely communicative, we spoke almost every day throughout the process. Started with a call after submitting my resume through the website. Proceeded to have 2 phone interviews, at which point I was called in for an onsite. Had a 1:1 with 4 or 5 people from the group, and that was it. Start to finish the process took about 2 weeks, which is EXTREMELY fast given the logistics of everything.
HR went out of their way to make the process painless for me, and accelerated the interview process into super overdrive when another company came through with a competing offer.
Despite the size of the company, I felt like there was almost no red tape and politics involved at all behind the scenes. Just stuff getting done as fast as I've ever seen.
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I Applied Online and the interview consisted of a Phone Interview, a 1:1 Interview and a Skills Test.
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Software Engineer at Electronic Arts
Posted Apr 18, 2010
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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 Apr 2010 in Montreal, QC (Canada) (took 2 weeks)
After applying online I heard back from an EA recruiter within a few days letting me know that the Technical Director wasn't currently out of town, but would have my resume to review as soon as he got back.
About two weeks later i was asked to come in for an interview. They were able to work with my availability and scheduled an interview time that worked for both of us. A week later the day of the interview came. The recruiter gave me a tour of the studio, giving me some info on the company and the industry as a whole. It was an excellent ice breaker and calmed my nerves. When it was time for the interview the recruiter told me that the Technical Director would be running a little late so instead he introduced me to one of the producers. We went for coffee and chatted about the project that i would be working on.
When the technical director arrived that's when the real interview started. The interview consisted of only a few typical quiz like questions. These questions were what i would consider the "dummy test". If you couldn't answer these first few questions there was no point in going any farther because I obviously lied about my experience with the technologies on my resume. The rest of the interview consisted of me explaining my previosu experience and projects. This is where natural enthusiasm and interest play a big part.
The recruiter came back and as he was escorting me he asked if i would mind hanging around so that i could meet the executive producer. 20 minutes later my 2nd interview began. He asked about my education background, my work experience, why i was interested in the job/EA, etc... Followed by answering any questions i had.
The week following the interview involved a lot of back and forth with the recruiter, sending them my university transcripts, current compensation, etc...
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Negotiation Details
I was able to negotiate an additional week vacation as well as a better base salary. I found that the recruiter was friendly and fair with the negotiation process. I was leaving another job to pursue this new opportunity so i needed to feel like the offer i was getting was worth making the switch. They fully met my expectations and i felt very satisfied with the end result.
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I Applied Online and the interview consisted of a 1:1 Interview.
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Campus Representative at Electronic Arts
Posted Mar 8, 2010
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3.0
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Overall Positive Experience
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Received and Accepted Offer
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Interviewed Aug 2009 (took 4+ weeks)
Applied via Craig's List. Got an email to schedule a phone interview in the summer. Asked basic questions about personal skills, then asked about video game industry briefly. Asked to describe possible gaming events I would have on campus. Asked to talk about network of on campus contacts.
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Negotiation Details
No negotiation.
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The interview consisted of a Phone Interview and a 1:1 Interview.
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