Post a Salary or Review

Join Now or Sign In

Advanced

Hewlett-Packard Interview Questions & Reviews in Portland, OR Area

Post an Interview

Web: www.hp.com | HQ: Palo Alto, CA

Connections

Interview questions and reviews posted anonymously by interview candidates.
Ratings are reflective of location and job title.

Difficulty Rating [?] Based on 5 ratings

2.6

“Easy” Interview

Interview Experience [?] Based on 5 ratings

Positive	60%
Neutral	40%
Negative	0%

See who your friends know who've worked at Hewlett-Packard and could give you an inside look.

See who your friends know who've worked at Hewlett-Packard and could help you prep for an interview.

Hide Filters

1–5 of 5 Hewlett-Packard Interviews

Sort by

3.0

Average Interview

Overall Neutral Experience

Received and Accepted Offer

Interviewed Jan 2009 in Portland, OR (took 2 weeks)

Long slow process, I was an internal candidate. HP is probably the slowest moving high tech company in the world. It takes forever for them to make a simple decision. So the decision to hire someone took even longer. The questions were simple and mostly process related. A few questions in regards to PMI methods. Some team questions, and that was about it.

Interview Questions

Describe a project you managed that had competing deadlines and resources.

Answer Question

Describe what you did in regards to question one.

Answer Question

Negotiation Details

No negotating at all , basically it was a low ball take it or leave it offer.

Other Details

The interview consisted of a Phone Interview, a 1:1 Interview, a Group/Panel Interview and a Background Check.

More Hewlett-Packard Project Manager Interviews

Helpful Interview?

Yes | No

Inappropriate?

1.0

Very Easy Interview

Overall Positive Experience

Received and Accepted Offer

Interviewed Jun 2010 in Portland, OR (took 5 days)

Because this was for an internship, the process was very relaxed - I only had to interview with the hiring manager. I had a phone interview on a Monday and a personal interview on a Wednesday, was hired by Friday.

Interview Questions

You've been working on a very entrepreneurial MBA program, how does that relate to this position?

View Answers (2)

Negotiation Details

No, not for an internship

Other Details

I Applied Online and the interview consisted of a Phone Interview and a 1:1 Interview.

Helpful Interview?

Yes | No

Inappropriate?

3.0

Average Interview

Overall Positive Experience

Received and Accepted Offer

Interviewed May 2008 in Vancouver, WA (took 5 days)

This was back in 2006. HP called me after finding my resume. They needed someone to start fast, and the interviewing process happened quickly. I should also mention that after moving me to the Vancouver area, they laid me off about a year later. And practically shut down the Vancouver office in subsequent lay offs. Hopefully with Hurd's departure, the company will turn around.

Interview Questions

Explain a time you had to manage a troubled project thru a matrixed approval process. How did you do it and what was the outcome.

Answer Question

Negotiation Details

Easy. They gave me a generous number and I accepted.

Other Details

I Applied Online and the interview consisted of a Phone Interview, a 1:1 Interview, a Group/Panel Interview and a Background Check.

More Hewlett-Packard Program Manager Interviews

Helpful Interview?

Yes | No

Inappropriate?

3.0

Average Interview

Overall Neutral Experience

Interviewed and No Offer

Interviewed Jul 2010 in Vancouver, WA (took 3 weeks)

I was first contacted by the hiring manager by phone, and then a formal phone interview was set up. The formal phone interview was technical, and it lasted about 1 hour. An on-site interview was scheduled about 1 week later.
The on-site interview lasted about 7 hours. Questions were technical.
I was asked if I was a US citizen, which was referred as an illegal interview question by some websites. Combining with other questions asked during the interview, I felt like there was something subtle at HP.

Interview Questions

how do to deal with conflicts

Answer Question

More Hewlett-Packard Engineering Interviews

Helpful Interview?

Yes | No

Inappropriate?

3.0

Average Interview

Overall Positive Experience

Received and Accepted Offer

Interviewed May 2010 in Vancouver, WA (took 4+ weeks)

This interview process began after I filed an online application. I was contacted by HP for a technical phone screening where they asked me statics and dynamics questions. I was invited for an on-site interview right after the phone interview. The entire on-site interview process took about 6 hours. Three of the interview were technical, where they asked about simple static problems to open-ended troubleshoot questions. Only one interview with the hiring managers was behavioral based, where they also asked about salary expectations and concerns regarding whether I will accept the offer or not. I was contacted by the company the next day after the interview and received an offer.

I would say the technical interviews were not difficult provided that you know about the fundamentals of engineering. People were friendly, energetic and helpful. The office has sufficient lighting so I'm sure that I can focus on my work. The work environment seemed to be relaxing.