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Updated May 16, 2012 – Interview questions and reviews posted anonymously by interview candidates.
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Customer Success Manager at Lyris
Posted May 16, 2012 — 0 of 1 people found this helpful
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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 2012 in Emeryville, CA (took 2 months)
Application "got lost", there was a feeling of a poor process management from the start. Dates for interview were given and changed twice. Once there, waited ~ 30 min for the interviewers and the conference room to get available. Got a feeling that they were expecting a different candidate for a different position. Office and the neighborhood does not have free parking. Everybody inside seems super-busy, no eye contact. Office space with no windows,but, on a bright side, conference rooms are named after Will Ferrell movies.
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I Applied Online and the interview consisted of a Phone Interview, a 1:1 Interview and a Group/Panel Interview.
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Software Engineer at Lyris
Posted Sep 14, 2011 — 0 of 1 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 Apr 2011 in San Jose, CA (took a day)
The company is located in the downtown of San Jose.
It's very easy to find the office in the building, since there seems to have only one company on the floor.
Offices are quite big and clean. Environment is great.
People are very nice.
firstly, ask about the background, like education, when to graduate.
second, talk about the projects, like research projects and industry projects
third, some technical question, not very hard.
Most of the questions are fundamental, but design patterns are highly desired,.
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I got the interview through a Recruiter and the interview consisted of a 1:1 Interview.
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Executive Assistant at Lyris
Posted Jul 14, 2011 — 5 of 8 people found this helpful
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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 Emeryville, CA (took 5 weeks)
The process started off with a recruiter. Then a 1:1 with the CFO. I then had to do 4 skype interviews with the executive team, which 2 of them never showed and the other 2 ended up doing phone interviews. The team seemed very knowlegable and the company seems like one I could advance. 3 weeks I waited for an offer, after being told I was the top candidate. The offer finally came, however it was far below what we had discussed in the initial interview. They then told me the dynamics of the position had changed and I that I would have to interview with yet another executive. I spoke with him and he was unaware they were even hiring for the position. I waited another 2 weeks to hear a response. The CFO then contacted me and told me the the budget was tight, he didn't want to lay me off in a few months due to finances.
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Reason for Declining
For 5 weeks I waited for an offer, several emails and I even declined an offer that I had on the table. They seem to be very inexperienced. I read between the lines.
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The interview consisted of a Phone Interview and a 1:1 Interview.
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Finance and Accounting at Lyris
Posted Feb 21, 2011 — 0 of 1 people found this helpful
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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 2011 in Emeryville, CA (took 4+ weeks)
The process started with the recruiter contacting me, indicating the opportunity, and being very candid about the transition at the senior management level, underway since the new CEO joined in Aug 2010.
From the initial communication with the recruiter, the recruiting team and interviewing team was clear about the challenges ahead. They were thorough and organized. It appeared that interviewers had been properly prepped and had clear and relevant questions. I found the experience reassuring. I would offer to future candidates that they read up on the new management team, and be prepared to ask direct and intelligent questions back to the interviewing team.
My perception of the people I met -- intelligent, dedicated, committed to changing the company to be a top place to work. The office and work culture is changing -- new leadership seems committed to create a high integrity, passionate and progressive workplace culture.
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Negotiation Details
Looking at the rest of the GlassDoor salary information, Lyris seems to be paying competitive wage. I'd recommend that candidates ask about the total compensation package -- salary, incentives, stock, and benefits, before beginning any negotiation.
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The interview consisted of a Phone Interview, a 1:1 Interview, a Group/Panel Interview and a Background Check.
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Field Marketing Manager at Lyris
Posted Feb 7, 2011 — 1 of 1 people found this helpful
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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 Jan 2011 in Emeryville, CA (took 3 weeks)
From the phone interview to the in-person interview, they sent mixed messages and were disorganized. The Field Marketing Manager was professional, insightful and cheery, but the Senior Marketing Programs Manager was abrupt, standoffish and impersonal, which made me leave with a really bad impression about the company. What I remember hearing was employees leaving, products that don't work/never gained traction, and being pigeonholed as an entry-level model. Sucks for them.
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I Applied Online and the interview consisted of a Phone Interview and a 1:1 Interview.
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QA Engineer at Lyris
Posted Dec 2, 2010 — 0 of 1 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 Nov 2010 in Oakland, CA (took a day)
It was good technical interview,could not answer some of the questions
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The interview consisted of a Phone Interview.
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Senior Software Engineer at Lyris
Posted Nov 18, 2010 — 0 of 1 people found this helpful
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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 May 2008 (took a day)
I had two phone interviews: an engineering manager, a software architect.
I was asked on OOP concept in general, some projects I worked on, and some algorithm questions.
For the onsite interview, interviewers focused on unit tests, design patterns, agile, and OOP.
The interview process was pretty smooth and people were courteous.
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Negotiation Details
I did not have much negative experience.
Other Details
I Applied Online and the interview consisted of a Phone Interview and a 1:1 Interview.
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Senior Software Engineer at Lyris
Posted Oct 9, 2010 — 1 of 1 people found this helpful
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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 Aug 2010 (took 4+ weeks)
The interview itself was OK. It was not very hard. The interviewers were nice. However the company seems really weird. They just laid off forty some people yet they are still hiring. And the hiring managers seem to be incapable of deciding what they are looking for.
Also beware of certain recruiter working for the company. He is not even trying to pretend that he represents the interest of the candidate.
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I Applied Online and the interview consisted of a Phone Interview, a 1:1 Interview and a Group/Panel Interview.
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Ebgineering at Lyris
Posted Oct 5, 2010 — 0 of 1 people found this helpful
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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 Jun 2008 in San Jose, CA (took 3 days)
I had a screening phone interview with HR rep, then hiring manager, which followed by in-person group/panel interview. All interview questions were very relevant to the position I was applying for.
No puzzles or trick questions were asked .
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Negotiation Details
I was not able to negotiate anything. it was pretty much 'take it or leave it' situation.
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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 Manager Marketing at Lyris
Posted Sep 8, 2010 — 1 of 1 people found this helpful
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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 Aug 2009 in Emeryville, CA (took a day)
Was referred in to interview when company was transiting to new management for a senior level position. Glimpse into management quality and practices provided by this interview sealed my decision to not pursue anything further with them. Questions being asked were meaningless and it was obvious that the 'management' team wasn't very seasoned. I curtailed the interview, told them the position was not going to map to what I was interested in and left.
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