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Updated Dec 13, 2011 – Interview questions and reviews posted anonymously by interview candidates.
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Software Engineer at Headstrong
Posted Dec 13, 2011
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3.0
Average Interview
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Overall Negative Experience
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Received and Declined Offer
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Interviewed Jul 2011 in Bangalore (India) (took 6 days)
Worst HR Team ,
Took 6 days to finish the process. After a couple of days of waiting got a mail from HR as a informal break up of salary which was around 10L , so i accepted it .
Again after 2 days I received a call from other HR who offered me a salary 1/3 times the previous one .
Finally when i made a couple of calls to the first HR she said you salary was decreased so that other employees don't have problem with it :)
Guys be careful with this company
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Reason for Declining
Changed offered salary twice
Other Details
The interview consisted of a Phone Interview and an IQ/Intelligence Test.
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Associate at Headstrong
Posted Nov 10, 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 Nov 2010 in Bangalore (India) (took a day)
The process consisted of a written test followed by group discussion and a one on one interview.
The written test consisted of basic quantitative and IQ questions.
During the GD topics were given for discussion.The positive part of the GD was that everybody was given an oppurtunity to speak ,..it was not a "high pitched chaotic discussion".
The interviewer asked a lot of puzzles...few personal questions about college,different subjects in your course etc
Interview Questions
Negotiation Details
Be smart and confident and accept it when you don't something rather than beat about the bush.
Other Details
I got the interview through a College or University and the interview consisted of a 1:1 Interview and an IQ/Intelligence Test.
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Consultant at Headstrong
Posted Sep 24, 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 Sep 2009 (took 1 week)
Consist of 1 phone interview, One F2F and final HR interview.
- Technical interview mainly consist of Core java - specially on the Collections, Ex Handling, MultiThreading.
- Manager interview mainly concentrates on the organization fitment.
- Generic HR interview with the discussion on package
Negotiation Details
If you are ready to join early, you can negotiate on the salary.
Mostly Fixed compensation structure.
Other Details
I got the interview through a Staffing Agency and the interview consisted of a Phone Interview and a 1:1 Interview.
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Consultant at Headstrong
Posted Aug 21, 2011
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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 Nov 2010 in New Delhi (India) (took a day)
It tool almost full day for the interview. It has 3 rounds. First was the written test containing technical questions.Second was the 1 to 1 interview with the technical leader and the last one was the 1 to 1 interview with the manager. The first one was of 1 hour. The second interview took almost 1 hour and the third interview took 30 minutes.
Interview Questions
Negotiation Details
Ask for the money according to your skill.
Other Details
The interview consisted of a 1:1 Interview, a Skills Test and a Background Check.
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Project Manager at Headstrong
Posted Jul 15, 2011
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2.0
Easy Interview
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Overall Negative Experience
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Received and Declined Offer
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Interviewed Jun 2011 in Chicago, IL (took 6+ weeks)
I had multiple rounds of phone interview (atleast 6) and you don't hear from them until when they want to schedule another round. The HR person will just be bombarding you with calls every 5 minutes the day before they want to schedule an interview, hoping that you are available 24*7 for them. She will leave a message to ask you to call her back, leaving no additional message of why they want you to call back. No email correspondence either. They will sincerely ask your availability and say that they will schedule the interview at that time, but they wont get back to you or apologize for not calling. Your time will be lost in blocking that day for this recruiter / waiting for their call, while the time could be better spent on something else.
The HR person does not even know what job responsibilities the candidate needs to have. They only know what position they are hiring for. It is better that you ask the interviewer from the project / client all these details and see whether you fit in the role.
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Reason for Declining
Salary was too low compared to market rates.
No proper communication. Seems the project people and HR people are not in sync. If it is the case even before I join, I wonder how it will be after I join.
They never put anything in writing / email. Only phone conversations.
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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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Senior Software Engineer at Headstrong
Posted Jul 14, 2011
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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 Jun 2011 in Bangalore (India) (took a day)
There will a telephonic technical interview, or it could be FtoF as well. They would ask most of the core java concepts only but in detail.
If through with first round, second would be another technical around with some senior technical architect.
He would again cover some core java concept along with Advance java and the technologies mentioned in your profile.
if through, then there would be a Managerial round followed with HR discussion.
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Other Details
I got the interview through a Recruiter and the interview consisted of a Phone Interview and a 1:1 Interview.
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Senior Associate at Headstrong
Posted Jun 10, 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 May 2011 (took a day)
Really slow process. Had to sit for nearly 2 hours before a written Technical Round. Consists fairly simple .net and coding techniques questions in two groups (scoring is equal for both groups). Total of 41 questions to answer in half an hour. Fairly easy to clear.
Had to wait for nearly an hour before a 1:1 technical round.
The person who took my interview was an idiot not knowing the basics of OOPs.
Didn't ask a single .net question. Kept on arguing on all wrong concepts regarding OOPs.
He will literally frustrate you to accept his wrong ideas, so much so i literally challenged him to proof me what he was saying was right. Doing so hurt his ego, and i was asked to leave.
You feel cheated, knowing that you answered everything correctly but still did not clear because
the person interviewing you was a tubelight.
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Other Details
I Applied Online and the interview consisted of a 1:1 Interview and an IQ/Intelligence Test.
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Associate at Headstrong
Posted May 25, 2011
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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 Sep 2010 (took 2 days)
pretty easy aptitude test...
then an easier gd... just speaking up with confidence can get u thru...
there were two interviews... tech and hr
tech was on ur luck... thr cud be basic programming or sdlc questions... or even tough puzles and hardcore prog problems...
hr was vry friendly
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Other Details
The interview consisted of a 1:1 Interview and an IQ/Intelligence Test.
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Lead Consultant at Headstrong
Posted Feb 23, 2011
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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 May 2010 in New York, NY (took 3 days)
Posted through employee referral. HR was initially not interested. You get a call only if there is a requirement on client side. They dont have a talent building process. HR took a phone interview with basic HR questions. Followed by technical interview by manager @ headstrong. Followed by 3 technical interviews by the client.
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Negotiation Details
Very much negotiable. If client has made up the mind, the negotiation is easy.
Other Details
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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No Idea at Headstrong
Posted Jan 13, 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 Apr 2009 (took 5 months)
Not great. They had no idea what they were looking for. Did not come back with a definite yes or no. It was 2008 and the downturn but dont keep the candidate hanging.
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The interview consisted of a Phone Interview, a 1:1 Interview and a Group/Panel Interview.
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