MITRE Interview Questions & Reviews

Interview Details – Got an invitation to a hiring event, where I talked with several different DHs, PLs, TLs, and HR personnel as to the type of work being performed and what my interests were. Kept in touch with a couple of individuals and came in for an interview about a month later. Overall process took about 2 hours, and even got a free lunch out of it. Got a call about a week later with an offer, and came on board after my 2 weeks notice at my previous employer.

Interview Details – I applied online and was invited by phone to interview. It took about ten days to arrange the interview, to ensure everyone's schedule worked. First I met with HR and the hiring manager. HR had asked me about my salary expectations, and I said $150K. This salary was just a bit more than my salary at Booz Allen. During the one-on-one with the hiring manager he mentioned about four times, four different ways, that Mitre wasn't "about money." The next step in the process was to make a presentation to a panel of interviewers. I presented my graduate thesis. I had previously sent the briefing slides by email. The presentation went very well. The panel was friendly and asked many good questions. I couldn't help noticing that despite their keen interest the hiring manager kept yawning rather dramatically during the presentation. I realized why later. My salary expectation had blown his circuits and he had already made his "no-go" decision before the presentation even began. I wish I had known about GlassDoor at that time. I could have checked salary ranges and seen that Mitre was not the place to go for a competitive salary.

Interview Details – The interview was with 5 different people and it went very well. Some technical question but mainly focus on if you fit in with the team. Study up on the company and be honest, tell them what you know and what you don't know. Just don't lie!!!!

Interview Details – Applied online and received a call from the hiring manager. After a 2 minute conversation was asked for an on-site interview. After some hesitiation I agreed to come on-site a few weeks later. The group is based in a non-descript building remote from the main MITRE campus (where you actually want to be). I met with HR, the hiring manager, gave a presentation, and interviewed with the group via VTC and tele-conn. They couldn't quite get the VTC to work right and it dropped off while talking to the team members, making the experience a bit awkward. High-tech company can't handle high tech devices. Check.
No difficult questions, just talking to your resume and listening to them talk about MITRE and their mission.
Finally, after two weeks I got a snail mail rejection letter. Snail mail??? I haven't gotten one of those in over a decade. I guess they're still stuck in the 80s and 90s.

Interview Details – I was already a contractor before I had to submit my application online to be considered an applicant. Temporary to permanent placement is not guaranteed. MITRE is required to post all job applications regardless of contractor status. The entire process from submitting my resume in November until official start took about 2.5 months. Granted I was one of the first to apply when the job was posted. I spoke with several personnel from the department I was working in. Personnel from McLean, VA flew down to Bedford as part of the interviewing process. Video conferencing or phone interviewing was used as a last resort. While I was more than adequately prepared for the interviewing process it is very methodical. I give my credit for attaining the position because MITRE is truly trying to bring in a younger workforce with fresh ideas. Also, bonus points were given to skills I could leverage with another area of the department, acting as a backup go to person. The people I spoke to made the interview feel more like a conversation rather than an intimidating process.

Interview Details – I had someone referral me and then I got a call from the deputy and they talked about mitre and asked me about my experience. Next step I got a call from HR and setup an interview date. That was five weeks after the call. Then at the Interview I spoke to hr first for one hour and then Interview with three people. The overall interview took two hours.

Interview Details – Easiest interview ever. Basically, they sat me down and told me how great I was and how lucky they are to have me interview with them. In fact, one of my interviewers asked me if I was going to be too bored at the company.

Their enthusiasm, of course, did not extend to my salary negotiation. Because I had been in academia my whole life, they dinged me based on my previous salary. What a weird company.

Negotiation Details – They made an offer, I gave them a counter offer, they said no.

Interview Details – I was referred by an employee who I went to college with. About a week later I was contacted by the hiring manager and asked to set up a phone interview. Phone interview was about an hour and it focused on my resume, experiences and my skills. A week later I am asked to go to MITREfor a full day of interviews. MITRE flew me in about 1.5 weeks after. On site interview lasted about 6-7 hours. I had to give a 45 minute technical presentation. Then I interviewed with 7 people. Interviews tested my logic skills, technical expertise. Some questions were behavioral. I was also asked to solve logic and concept questions.

Interview Details – All day affair. Technical interview-pretty challenging.