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Technical Support Engineer at Novell
Accepted Offer – Interviewed in Provo, UT – Reviewed Apr 10, 2013
Interview Details –
Phone calls from hiring manager.
Interview - phone screen.
Interview focused on situational questions rather than behavioral.
Offer given on the spot.
Overall process is standard for entry level positions.
Interview Question – troubleshooting. Basic flow for thought. How would you solve problem A. Some of the problems were screenshots of errors, just to see how you would approach a problem. Answer Question
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Software Engineer I at Novell
Accepted Offer – Interviewed in Provo, UT Jun 2009 – Reviewed Mar 28, 2013
Interview Details – Met with various managers on the team and team members. The higher software engineers asked more technical questions and managers asked more typical where do you want to be type questions. It was at least 4 hours interview. I also had to interview with the HR person at the beginning.
Interview Question – One of the engineers asked me to solve a link list problem Answer Question
Negotiation Details – It was with the hiring manager and she was very nice and it was very fast. Two phone calls
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Project Manager at Novell
Accepted Offer – Reviewed Feb 16, 2013
Interview Details – The phone interview and then call in interview and then another call in interview which is all day long
Interview Question – When do you sleep and wake up Answer Question
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Inside Sales Representative at Novell
Accepted Offer – Interviewed in Provo, UT Oct 2008 – Reviewed Jun 28, 2012
Interview Details – I interview first for their Customer Service back in 2006 then in 2008 I interviewed for the Inside Sales Rep and got it. All interviews where with a Panel
Interview Question – Why are man holes round View Answer
Negotiation Details – Unfortunately you can not negotiate pay. At lest that is what they told me
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Software Engineer at Novell
No Offer – Interviewed in Provo, UT May 2012 – Reviewed Jun 14, 2012
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The Novell or Attachmate recruiter contacted me looking for a developer with similar skills. I phone interviewed with the recruiter who was based out of New York and then had two different group interviews. One was with a set of developers and one was with a set of managers, one being the hiring manager. The phone interview went fine although I should have listened to my instincts and declined when she asked me one of the top 10 dumbest interview questions: "what interests you about Novell?" Hmm, you were hiring!
But I didn't listen and I went to do the interview anyway. The group interview with the developers went great. They seemed like seasoned professionals which thought about and solved the same types of problems that I work with every day. We hit it off exceptionally well.
Then the managers came in for the group interview to just "see if I was a good fit for the team." They continued for the next hour to ask the worst interview questions I have ever experienced.
"Where do you see yourself in five years?"
"Why do you want to work here?"
"Rate yourself."
"Why didn't you rate yourself perfect?"
When they asked for the second time, "Tell us in 1 minute why we should hire you over all the other candidates we have interviewed," I couldn't take it anymore and replied: "Did you want this answer different than the last time I answered it?" They both kept a completely straight face as if they hadn't asked the same dumb question twice, and replied, "yes, answer it differently." At that point I knew, even if they offered me the job, that I wouldn't want to work anywhere near these managers... ever!
Interview Questions
- How would people communicate in a perfect world? View Answers (26)
- Why do you want to work here? View Answer
- Where would you rate yourself on a scale of 1-10 among all the other people that have interviewed for this job? View Answer
- Describe yourself in three words. View Answer
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Credit Analyst at Novell
No Offer – Interviewed in Provo, UT Apr 2011 – Reviewed Apr 23, 2011
Interview Details – Asked regular questions about my resume and background.
Interview Question – What do you know about credit? View Answer
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Product Manager at Novell
Accepted Offer – Interviewed in Provo, UT Jul 2008 – Reviewed Nov 9, 2010
Interview Details – Recommended by friend at company. 1 long chat with hiring manager covering general aspects of product management.
Interview Question – What was my opinion on the primary focus of product management View Answer
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Intern at Novell
Accepted Offer – Interviewed in Provo, UT Oct 2009 – Reviewed Sep 18, 2010
Interview Details – It was very simple and straight forward. It helped that my friend was already working as an intern there.
Interview Question – What do you want to do with your life? Answer Question
Negotiation Details – Non-existant.
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Marketing Director at Novell
No Offer – Interviewed in Boston, MA Jun 2010 – Reviewed Sep 13, 2010
Interview Details – Talked on the phone with a VP of Marketing. Frankly, I got the distinct impression that I was one of many people he called that day for his superiority complex fix. He asked me a few questions, some of which I had no way of knowing without having worked there before. Unfortunate experience.
Interview Question – What would you do to improve the performance of our Plate products? View Answers (2)
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Parner Representative at Novell
No Offer – Interviewed in Chicago, IL Aug 2010 – Reviewed Aug 29, 2010
Interview Details – I was interviewed by HR. This person had no sense of humor. Voice was monotone. Not a got listener. After discussing my my experience, this person asked me if I had any experience as a..........I wanted to say to this person "didn't you listen to one word I said?" What a loser.....
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- Why do you want to work for Novell? Answer Question
- What makes a good salesperson? Answer Question
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