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Updated Feb 22, 2012 – Interview questions and reviews posted anonymously by interview candidates.
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Senior Software Engineer at Hewlett-Packard
Posted Feb 22, 2012
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4.0
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Overall Neutral Experience
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Received and Accepted Offer
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Interviewed May 2010 (took 2+ weeks)
Got a call from the HR, scheduled an 1:1 interview. The questions were both on programming skills and projects which i have worked on. You should have a good domain expertise also.
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I got the interview through an Employee Referral and the interview consisted of a 1:1 Interview.
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Senior Software Engineer at Hewlett-Packard
Posted Jan 18, 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 Oct 2010 in Singapore (Singapore) (took a day)
They asked about the current job scope and the technologies that were used in my recent projects. They just shared the technology used in their project and asked whether i am willing to work in such an environment.
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I got the interview through a Recruiter and the interview consisted of a Group/Panel Interview and a Skills Test.
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Senior Software Engineer at Hewlett-Packard
Posted Oct 16, 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 Jan 2009 in Bangalore (India) (took 2 days)
Telephonic interview, then of technical interview with a group panel of 2 people. Then manager round.
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The interview consisted of a 1:1 Interview and a Group/Panel Interview.
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Senior Software Engineer at Hewlett-Packard
Posted Jul 1, 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 Jun 2011 in Bangalore (India) (took 4+ weeks)
Well it started with a HR call, they find out my resume in LinkeIn and felt it was a close match for the position so they decided to scheduled direct face to face interview.
1st technical round was good, i would say more of discussion.
2nd round happened next week :- It was a cross site telecon
3rd round was:- managerial discussion and somewhat technical questions related to {open source / Linux / Kernel/Virtulization & scripting and projects}
4th round was HR :- basic HR questions (what motivates you to Join HP, why do you want to leave current Job etc...)
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At the end of all the rounds, feedback was very positive and they expressed strong interest in having me on board, they made an offer which is lesser then my current CTC (i was really surprised by this)
I felt - they wasted their's and my time. When i checked the reason:- i have been told it works on the basis of internal policies and they can't go beyond it and will give joining bonus to compensate for it.
I felt their no point joining, because appraisal takes place in Oct, and for that you should be employee for 6 months minimum, which means there will be no hike for 16months.
They should re-evaluate their HR practices, otherwise they might face challenging time in getting good candidates on board.
Overall :- Mixed Experience, felt good to crack 4 rounds and gained confidence, Offer was bad so had to reject it.
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I Applied Online and the interview consisted of a 1:1 Interview and a Group/Panel Interview.
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Senior Software Engineer at Hewlett-Packard
Posted Apr 11, 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 Feb 2010 in Pudong, Shanghai (China) (took 4 months)
1. At first phone interview
2. Face-to-face interview with technical person
3. Face-to-Face interview with manager
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It was time-worthy.
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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 Software Engineer at Hewlett-Packard
Posted Apr 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 Mar 2011 (took 1+ week)
Applied online and was contacted within a week. Had two separate phone screens, two separate group technical interviews, and finally a 1-on-1 interview with the group manager. First phone screen to the 1-on-1 with the group manager took exactly 1 week. Very fast process.
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Negotiation Details
It was explained to me that salary range is determined by an HR individual and you can negotiate with that individual through the hiring manager. I was told my offer was non-negotiable as it was the top end of the range, therefore, it was all that could be offered. But, that was OK as it was a very generous offer.
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I Applied Online and the interview consisted of a Phone Interview, a 1:1 Interview, a Group/Panel Interview and a Background Check.
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Senior Software Engineer at Hewlett-Packard
Posted Feb 6, 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 Nov 2010 in Salt Lake City, UT (took 2 days)
That was the Java Senior level interview, I got the call from a Manager and he told, that there will be a telephonic interview. Next day I've received a call from the panel there were 4 people in the team, they were polite, Core java questions like collection, String Buffer, ArrayList and Generics, Spring related like AOP IOC and JPA that was a 1 hour interview, it went on well. But I havent got the offer.
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The interview consisted of a Phone Interview.
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Senior Software Engineer at Hewlett-Packard
Posted Jan 16, 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 Jan 2011 in Cupertino, CA (took a day)
I had initial interview with Hiring Manager and he was very nice person. He ran through some basic Technical question on Java/J2EE technologies.
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I Applied Online and the interview consisted of a Phone Interview.
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Senior Software Engineer at Hewlett-Packard
Posted Dec 1, 2010
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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 2010 (took a day)
All day onsite HP interviews preceded by technical phone screen. Four onsite interviews so far. Questions are reasonable and pertinent. May be asked to code rudimentary (but not necessarily easy) algorithm on the spot, such as a binary search, or FIFO/LIFO queue. Or read code to discover what it does, how it performs, what bugs it has or other deficiencies. Also how to implement several "software semaphores" using a single hardware semaphore or mutex (such as with a binary test and set bit). That is, how to create a critical section controlling access to a single resource by multiple requesters. But the question may be asked very unclearly. Could be asked to explain or diagram typical data structures like array, stack, linked list, etc. and how they are manipulated.
Interviews will also include soft skills and behavioral questions, such as how you performed under certain difficult circumstances, best and worst job, boss, coworker, etc. May not be applicable so be prepared to respond with an analogous situation. Not all sites have competitive salaries. Appears the interview process is relatively standardized for a particular site. Will see 5 or more people with lunch break. May be grilled by a panel of several people (but more likely one to one in serial mode). Interview arrangements are nicely organized. Never treated rudely or disrespectfully. Wish all companies did interviews this well.
Overall impression of the people and work environment is positive; sense that HP treats employees better than the typical large company. But significant offshoring has left many sites underutilized, with much vacant space or buildings, with attendant anxiety on the part of remaining workers. Openings are due to attrition or promotion instead of expansion.
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I Applied Online and the interview consisted of a Phone Interview, a 1:1 Interview, a Group/Panel Interview and a Skills Test.
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Senior Software Engineer at Hewlett-Packard
Posted Sep 16, 2010 — 1 of 2 people found this helpful
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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 Aug 2010 in Roseville, CA (took 3 weeks)
I had a phone interview with HP first one lasted for about 30 minutes. .The interview went on well.I was again contacted for another phone technical interview.It was for 45 minutes, I enjoyed the interview.
I was told i will be notified either way by the hiring manager.I wrote back to them asking the status of the interview.I wish they could have notified me.It is a basic courtesy that anyone would expect from the company.You put in some effort and expect some answer from the company atleast a reject email or if people are in hold .Why is it not transparent?.
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