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Updated May 15, 2012 – Interview questions and reviews posted anonymously by interview candidates.
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IT Infrastructure Manager at PEAK6 Investments
Posted May 15, 2012
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4.0
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Overall Positive Experience
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Interviewed and No Offer
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Interviewed Jul 2011 in Chicago, IL (took 4 weeks)
Initial phone interview with the hiring manager, which was friendly and informal. Brought in for a round of in-person interviews with five different individuals. Experience was smooth, but challenging. Since the interview spanned over the lunch hour, they provided Potbelly sandwiches for lunch which was a nice touch. After the interview, the follow up communication was not forthcoming - only after repeatedly pressing did I discover that I was one of two final candidates, Eventually I was informed that the company was going with the other candidate.
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The interview consisted of a Phone Interview and a 1:1 Interview.
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IT at PEAK6 Investments
Posted Nov 7, 2011
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4.0
Difficult Interview
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Overall Positive Experience
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Received and Declined Offer
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Interviewed Jun 2009 in Chicago, IL (took 1 week)
Initial phone screen with an HR type. Once I proved I could speak English effectively, I was asked to come to the office for a round of 1:1 interviews. There were a few technical interviews, and a few more high level ones. It lasted about 4 or 5 hours. After the last interview, I was politely shown the way out and told I would get a call soon.
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Reason for Declining
I didn't really like the atmosphere. I like the work that I do, but I don't want to be working 60-70+ hours a week.
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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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Software Engineer at PEAK6 Investments
Posted May 15, 2011
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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 Nov 2009 in Chicago, IL (took 2 weeks)
The interview process consisted of an oncampus f2f interview where i was asked 1design question, 1coding question and 1testing question.
Design Q: Design classes to best represent the relation between these three items: a Flying object, a Rolling object and a flyingRollingObject. Basically involved showing a high level class diagram with inheritance. The interviewer asked me how i would handle the case of the the parent and child class having the same name i replied with a virtual function and he was satisfied.
Coding Q: Write a program in the language of your choice to find the height of a binary tree.
Testing Q: How do you test a turnstop that you typically find at railway stations in the US.
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Negotiation Details
Fresh outta college i didn't even know i could negotiate and i just needed that job to get some real time experience.
If you are a fresher you'll find lots of exciting projects to work on.
If you are experienced and looking for something specific make sure you let them know, prove it at the interview and make sure you do nothing except whatever you are passionate about.
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I got the interview through a College or University and the interview consisted of a 1:1 Interview and a Background Check.
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Software Engineer at PEAK6 Investments
Posted Apr 4, 2011
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3.0
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Overall Positive Experience
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Interviewed and No Offer
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Interviewed Jan 2011 in Chicago, IL (took a day)
I sat with four individuals whom all were very friendly. They each sat with me and asked how would you solve problem X. The problems ranged from specific coding questions to general software architecture questions. all my interviewers were very passionate about their jobs and loved to talk about their aspect of the business.
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Other Details
I got the interview through an Employee Referral and the interview consisted of a 1:1 Interview and a Skills Test.
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User Experience Designer at PEAK6 Investments
Posted Jan 13, 2010 — 1 of 1 people found this helpful
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3.0
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Overall Neutral Experience
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Interviewed and No Offer
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Interviewed Nov 2009 (took a day)
I heard about the company and got an interview through a recruitment agency. I interviewed with two people, a Designer and the Manager to whom the position would report to. The Designer went through my portfolio with me and we discussed our design methodology and aesthetics. Then I spoke to the Manager about the company, the direction of the company, why I wanted to leave my current job etc.
There is parking in Qwest field that is relatively reasonably priced and very close to the office. They don't have a traditional reception are or receptionist as far as I could tell. The door was locked when I got there so I had to knock on the door to attract the attention of nearby workers. Both of the people that interviewed me were very nice and easy to talk to.
Unfortunately, my interview was on a Friday and one of the interviewers had just flown in from Chicago. So I think I was at a slight disadvantage. I just read some that said to avoid interviews on Fridays as people are distracted and ready for the weekend.
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