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Updated Mar 17, 2012 – Interview questions and reviews posted anonymously by interview candidates.
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Manager Infrastructure at Level 3 Communications
Posted Dec 14, 2009
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4.0
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Overall Positive Experience
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Received and Accepted Offer
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Interviewed Oct 2007 (took 1+ week)
Process was fairly quick, 2 weeks
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was not really negotiable.
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I Applied Online and the interview consisted of a Background Check, a Personality Test, a Group/Panel Interview and a Phone Interview.
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Account Director at Level 3 Communications
Posted Dec 9, 2009
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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 Nov 2009 (took 5 weeks)
The interview process consisted of 7 parts: First part was a pre-screen phone discussion with Level 3 HR, then an initial in-person interview with the hiring manager (who I would report to), then another in-person meeting with same hiring manager, then I was requested to prepare a proposed plan of how I would address the first 90 days of activity on the job, then I was required to take an on-line assessment test which included a combination of IQ, personality, and work-style questions, then I had a meeting with co-workers and separate meeting again with hiring manager, last was to be a teleconference with VP.
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I got the interview through a Recruiter and the interview consisted of a Personality Test, a Skills Test, an IQ/Intelligence Test and a 1:1 Interview.
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Senior Software Engineer at Level 3 Communications
Posted Nov 1, 2009 — 1 of 1 people found this helpful
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5.0
Very Difficult Interview
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Overall Negative Experience
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Interviewed and No Offer
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Interviewed Oct 2009 in Denver, CO (took 3 days)
* Responded to an agency advertisement posted on DICE for a regular full-time position.
*Preliminary phone screening by a contract recruiter who identified the hiring company. (Level 3) Note: this company has many open advertisements in various channels and also works with a number of staffing agencies.
* Conference-call interview with hiring manager.
*Interview consisted of a 10 minute discussion of the project and department. This was followed by a script of approximately 30 technical questions. A "wrong" answer to any question disqualifies the candidate.
*A successful candidate must be able to respond to questions with answers that very closely match those found in a common text book on UNIX Programming.
Some examples:
What are the exact steps taken by a server to establish a socket communication?
What is the purpose of a MUTEX ?
How does a thread using the PTHREADS API work with a MUTEX?
How would you use the MMAP function (file memory mapping) in a UNIX system?
How would you define a virtual base class in C++? [describe exact syntax of such a class]
What is the difference between "public", "protected", and "private" methods of a class?
How can you access "private" methods in a class (from other classes)?
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I Applied Online and the interview consisted of a Phone Interview, a Presentation and a Skills Test.
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Product Development at Level 3 Communications
Posted Aug 11, 2009
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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 Aug 2008 (took 6 days)
Very odd- the job and the description compltely different. The interviewer - hiring manager bordered on rude.
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I Applied Online and the interview consisted of a Phone Interview.
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Service Consultant at Level 3 Communications
Posted Jul 26, 2009
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1.0
Very Easy Interview
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Overall Negative Experience
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Interviewed and No Offer
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Interviewed Jun 2009 (took a day)
Just plain stupid... I quickly assessed that I would not fit into the culture of the office. Especially since, one of the Director's keep talking about how he took over Sales presentations from his team. Talk about ego! The interview was really about them and not what I could do to advance their goals. What a waste of time and gas!
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The interview consisted of a Group/Panel Interview.
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Service Consultant at Level 3 Communications
Posted Jun 8, 2009 — 2 of 2 people found this helpful
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1.0
Very Easy Interview
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Overall Negative Experience
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Interviewed and No Offer
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Interviewed May 2008 in Herndon, VA (took a day)
I showed up 30 minutes early and it was chaos. Everyone, apparently, goes to lunch at the same time. I was interviewed by 4 men. It was unstructured. And I was asked outright by one of the interviewers how I had made it to the interview. Did I know someone? He even used profanity. I knew I did not have a snowball chance in hell... It did not appear to be a diverse environment. Level 3 may be a great company, but the job was not as it was described in the vacancy. They basically needed account clean up for a recently acquired company's account. There was no clear vision of what the job would be. I have extensive experience with a major telecomunications company, hold a MBA, but was not asked any real questions about how I would do the job... What a waste of gas... One guy was an ego maniac, the second was a church mouse, the third was "Lumpy from Leave it to Beaver" and the fourth I mean who cares that you dodged bullets in Iraq.... I really am happy that I did not get the job because it was clear that I would not fit in to the culture there, I have a heartbeat!
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Intern at Level 3 Communications
Posted May 5, 2009
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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 Jan 2007 in Boulder, CO (took 1+ week)
simple interview - walked in with a suit and owned it. the place is nice and so are the people - be confident and you're set
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The interview consisted of a Group/Panel Interview.
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NOC Technician at Level 3 Communications
Posted Mar 31, 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 Sep 2008 in Broomfield, CO (took 1 week)
I was chosen from a group of contractors to apply for a full time position after my contract had expired. I interviewed with the manager of the group for which I was being considered as well as his manager. Having already been familiar with the job and the interviewers, it was considerably easier than expected. I demonstrated my knowledge of the industry and provided applicable details and examples of where I had succeeded and where I had to adapt and learn. After that process, I then briefly interviewed with HR (I think mostly to make sure I was sane in their eyes), which consisted mainly of just background information and why I thought I would be a positive member of the company "family".
The facility here is great, plenty of amenities, including multiple cafes, an exercise facility, a mobile barber, plenty of parking, and more. All of my interviewers were approachable, comfortable, and very professional. I would definitely recommend taking an interview at this company.
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I was offered a very fair salary and benefits package. I was satisfied right off the bat, knowing the standard pay scales of the industry I found my offer well above the high end of the job I was taking, and also knew based on several friends' salaries that I was made a very fair offer. I did not even attempt to negotiate based on these factors.
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I applied In-Person and the interview consisted of a Background Check, a Group/Panel Interview, a 1:1 Interview and a Phone Interview.
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Deployment at Level 3 Communications
Posted Mar 23, 2009
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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 Apr 2008 in Broomfield, CO (took 1+ week)
Brief... the position was never filled.
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I applied In-Person and the interview consisted of a 1:1 Interview and a Group/Panel Interview.
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Senior Sales for Carriers at Level 3 Communications
Posted Mar 19, 2009
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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 Jun 2008 (took 4 days)
their interview process was very elementary. they were very disorganized and had no problem discussing the good points and the bad points of other candidates, by name.
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I got the interview through a Recruiter and the interview consisted of a Background Check, a Skills Test, an IQ/Intelligence Test, a 1:1 Interview and a Phone Interview.
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