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Updated May 1, 2012 – Interview questions and reviews posted anonymously by interview candidates.
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Interviewed Mar 2012 in Naperville, IL (took a day)

I met up with OfficeMax at a career fair at my college. After about a week or so, I received a call from one of the recruitors asking me some pre-interview questions. I waited about two or three days until I heard back from her again. After those two or three days, she called again about scheduling an interview time and where it was. I received the interview information through email with the itinerary. I went into the interview about 15 minutes early and had to have a badge made. After waiting about 20 minutes, I was escorted to a conference room. I interviewed with 3 developers and 1 HR person. They all asked a variety of questions pertaining to my knowledge about the material and asked about my resume and work. One person in particular asked a couple of difficult questions. She was a very aggressive interviewer. When I didn't know the answer she helped out and tried to push me through. I kept notes of what I didn't know so I could look them up later.

You speak with each person for about 20 minutes each. It's almost like a rotation. Once they are done, they leave and the next person comes up. When talking to the HR person at the end, she explained all the benefits and then asked one question. "Does OfficeMax have a capital or lower case M?"

After that, I was escorted outside. I took about 5 or 6 weeks until they got back in contact with me again. I sent out about 4 emails within that time span with no answer. I gave up and figured I didn't get the job. However, I received a call saying they were having HR issues and they apologize for any inconvienence. I ended up accepting the job after going back and forth between another offer at the time.

Interview Questions

What is the default layout of a JPanel?

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How do you set up the connection with JDBC?

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Negotiation Details

When coming to negoiating, make you sure you push them hard. If they want you they will give you the money. However, don't come up with a ridiculous ampunt of money. They help you through the process and actaully advice you to come up with a counter offer if you don't like it.

Other Details

The interview consisted of a 1:1 Interview.

Helpful Interview?

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1.0

Very Easy Interview

Overall Positive Experience

Interviewed and No Offer

Interviewed Mar 2010 in Waukegan, IL (took a day)

I submitted an application via the website. Received a call from the store I was interested in working for 2-3 weeks later and scheduled an interview for the same day. The interview was extremely brief (<20min). The brevity was due, in part, to my strong qualifications for the position. I filled out paperwork for a background check and received documents to submit to drug testing. Results of both should be back in <72hrs and I should receive a formal offer at that time.

Interview Questions

nothing difficult.

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Other Details

The interview consisted of a 1:1 Interview, a Personality Test, a Drug Test and a Background Check.

Helpful Interview?

Yes | No

Inappropriate?

1.0

Very Easy Interview

Overall Neutral Experience

Received and Accepted Offer

Interviewed Mar 2010 in Naperville, IL (took 2 days)

The first interview was over the phone. The second interivew was with the people I would be working with-in person. That went well. However, when I met with the actual hiring managers, I didn't get the impression they were very excited about hiring someone from the outside. I would advise someone interviewing with the company to get a clear understanding as to why they are looking for someone outside of the company instead of hiring from within.