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Java Software Development Engineer In Test (SDET) at Holland America
Posted Dec 5, 2010
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2.0
Easy Interview
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Overall Neutral Experience
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Interviewed and No Offer
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Interviewed Nov 2010 in Seattle, WA (took 1 week)
My staffing agency initially set me up for a phone interview (not a phone screen). It was very high level with some very generic questions about process within a Software Development Life Cycle. It was fairly brief (considering it was an interview, not a screen) at 30 minutes.
Holland America expressed interest after the phone interview, and my staffing agency set up an interview with me and their Dev team and their interim Director. Most of the questions designed to gauge my skillset relating to Quality and process were asked by the interim Director. Questions asked by the Dev team members were /slightly/ more technical. No white-boarding required. The interview was highly non-technical -- I gather the interview's primary objective was to check for a culture fit. As the interview ended, I asked if they had any questions they had forgotten/missed, anything they wanted to follow up on from earlier in the interview, or lingering questions regarding any aspect of what my skillset could bring to the company. They had none. The interview was scheduled for 45 minutes but it ran 1.5 hours.
They declined to extend an offer because
1. they perceived I was too rigid with certain tools and opinions, though I was not questioned about this.
2. When they asked me to talk about one of my favorite topics, they misinterpreted my enthusiasm as condescending.
The team lacks a permanent Director, though the interim Director seemed fairly sharp. The Development team is fairly "old-fashioned" in their Development techniques: Waterfall, no testing, no process. This role was created to address those issues and they sounded very interested in change, advice, and recommendations. The team members seemed very easy to get a long with, though the interview gave me the perception they might have some interpersonal communication issues.
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I got the interview through a Staffing Agency and the interview consisted of a Phone Interview and a Group/Panel Interview.
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Marketing at Holland America
Posted May 4, 2010
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2.0
Easy Interview
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Overall Neutral Experience
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Interviewed and No Offer
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Interviewed Mar 2010 in Seattle, WA (took a day)
I interviewed with 2 people - each was 20 mins long. Basic questions about my resume and background. didn't really have that much to talk about since interview was so brief.
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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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Driver Guide at Holland America
Posted Mar 22, 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 Nov 2008 in Provo, UT (took a day)
The interviewers were very friendly and want to make sure that you had a sense of humor. If you are a hard worker and willing to give your all to the job, you will probably get it. It is sometimes hard to get people to commit to a whole summer and oftentimes they are betting money that you will stay with them, so have a possitive attitude.
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I applied In-Person and the interview consisted of a 1:1 Interview.
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Senior Sales Analyst at Holland America
Posted Nov 11, 2009
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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 Oct 2009 in Seattle, WA (took 3 weeks)
Asked via phone to come in for an interview a few days after applying. Had a one on one with the immediate supervisor for an hour or so. Then another interview with a Controller as a kind of "skills test", though verbal for a computer system! In any event top floor jobs are strict business attire, building is fairly nice, close to the Space Needle and the waterfront (PI building).
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I got the interview through an Employee Referral and the interview consisted of a 1:1 Interview and a Personality Test.
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Driver Guide at Holland America
Posted Sep 17, 2009
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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 Jan 2009 (took 2+ weeks)
After I was hired, I was told that I wasn't immediately denied because I dressed in business casual instead of regular street clothes, (no brainer huh!). Then I sat down, did a one on one interview with a lady who asked me personality questions and my ability to entertain large groups of people.
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I got the interview through a College or University and the interview consisted of a 1:1 Interview.
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