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Updated Apr 20, 2012 – Interview questions and reviews posted anonymously by interview candidates.
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Consultant (C1) at Pariveda Solutions
Posted Apr 20, 2012
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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 Apr 2012 (took 1 week)
Entire process lasted one week, consisting of three separate visits to the office. I was given an initial meeting from employee referral, and met with a very friendly HR rep to find out more about the company and discuss my resume on a Friday. I came back the following Monday to take the B-APT AF exam (25 questions over 2 hours). The exam focused on creating programs using a small instruction set and was very interesting. I came back for a final interview that Friday, which consisted of a mock case study and a chance to sit down with a few members of the leadership team. Everyone was friendly and very passionate about their work and the company overall. I received a call later that day saying that they were excited to extend an offer.
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Other Details
I got the interview through an Employee Referral and the interview consisted of a 1:1 Interview, a Group/Panel Interview, a Skills Test and a Personality Test.
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Consultant (C1) at Pariveda Solutions
Posted Mar 22, 2012
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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 Mar 2012 (took a day)
I saw their booth at a career mixer and later at a career fair. I liked talking to the people about what they do and their company and decided to apply. I got a response about a week later and was scheduled for a 30 minute interview.
The interview was all behavioral and nearly every question was related to how I would work on a team. I thought I did alright, but I was informed by the end of the day that I was not selected for the 2nd round of interviews.
Other thoughts: I wish I knew what went right or wrong or how candidates were selected for the 2nd round. I thought I interviewed pretty well, but apparently not.
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The interview consisted of a 1:1 Interview.
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Internship at Pariveda Solutions
Posted Mar 6, 2012
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2.0
Easy Interview
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Overall Positive Experience
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Received and Accepted Offer
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Interviewed Nov 2011 (took a day)
It was weird, we mostly talked about where I wanted to live. They don't like their employees moving all the time. He was also very interested in my technical skills. I had a lot of development experience and very good grades, so he treated me like I was already hired.
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Negotiation Details
They do not negotiate their salaries.
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The interview consisted of a 1:1 Interview.
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Developer/Associate at Pariveda Solutions
Posted Jan 26, 2012 — 1 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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Interviewed and No Offer
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Interviewed Jan 2012 (took 3 days)
Applied to the position online and was responded to via an HR representative within a few days to setup an initial screening 'get-to-know-me' interview where we discussed items on my resume and work history. At the end of the interview I was asked to supply several times when I would be available for another more technical phone interview with an IT consultant. I was not able to answer all of the technical questions correctly and within a few hours after the interview I got a call from the HR representative letting me know that they had decided to seek out a more technically qualified candidate.
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The interview consisted of a Phone Interview.
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Associate (A1) at Pariveda Solutions
Posted Jan 19, 2012
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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 Dec 2011 (took 4+ weeks)
I was contacted by a Pariveda HR rep who found me through my LinkedIn page. My initial contact and phone screen was to get a feel for the type of work I've done in the past. The representative was friendly and helpful and I was drawn to the company due to the unique transparent culture. Apparently you know exactly what is expected of you and are up for promotions regularly.
The next step was to have a technical phone interview. Rather than ask questions the interviewer said he rather have a technical discussion based on the stuff I've been working on. It was a good conversation in which I explained projects I worked on with mostly a Database Developer/Admin background. I explained that I had done some web developing as well but was not nearly as seasoned in it.
The next step after that was to go into the local office for a 1:1 interview with a manager. The interview was behavioral. A lot of "Give me an example when x happened to you and how you handed it" type of questions. I got very good feedback from that interview.
I was contacted a 4th time to come back into the local office for a Programming Aptitude test. It was very standardized (almost like the SAT's). The test consisted of 25 questions in which you were required to write small code routines in a made up language that is documented in the test. I felt as if the test was easy enough but felt weird that it was not going to be looked at by Pariveda but instead graded by a 3rd party. When the results came back I found that I had scored a 20/25 and that this was not high enough for potential candidates (requirement 23/25). I was frustrated by this because I thought I had done better, and I assumed that possibly I made a stupid mistake on some of the questions and didn't get partial credit. I had been clear and honest about my skill set and gotten positive feedback but now was being thrown away as a candidate because of a standardized test. I haven't taken a test in 10 years! So I have to admit that I am a bit disappointed with how Pariveda evaluated me after I had mostly a positive experience. I guess one can easily say that if I were truly a good candidate I would have done better on the test, but I'd have to disagree. Test taking and working on the job is two completely different things.
Not to mention this whole process took about a months time in which I could have been better spending my time. I'd suggest to them that they give the "test" earlier on in the interview process rather than stringing us along.
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The interview consisted of a Phone Interview, a 1:1 Interview, an IQ/Intelligence Test and a Skills Test.
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Principal at Pariveda Solutions
Posted Jan 17, 2012
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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 Jul 2011 in Dallas, TX (took 2 days)
Very thorough interview process; consisted of initial phone screening with recruiter followed by phone interview with technical manager. Finally, a full day case interview with 3 different cases. If you don't pass one of the cases, you will be informed immediately; very challenging and you feel as though you've earned an offer.
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The interview consisted of a 1:1 Interview, a Group/Panel Interview, a Presentation and a Skills Test.
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Office Manager at Pariveda Solutions
Posted Oct 24, 2011
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2.0
Easy Interview
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Overall Negative Experience
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Interviewed and No Offer
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Interviewed Oct 2011 in Bellevue, WA (took a day)
Resume sent in from an online posting. I was contacted via email for a phone screen. I responded the same day with my availability. I had to contact the recruiter twice via email to receive a scheduled phone screen. The phone screen consisted of a call from the local recruiter. Went over the job description, how my background and experience fit the opening, culture of the company, etc. After a 75 minute conversation, I was asked to email my availability for the next phone screen with the Regional Office Manager. Sent my availability via email the same day. No response. Sent again 2 days later without a response. Attempted a final email and received a return email - either the recruiter left the company or my email address was blocked by the recruiter. It would have been more professionally courteous to return an email stating that they were not moving forward...Strange ending to a long process.
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Other Details
I Applied Online and the interview consisted of a Phone Interview.
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Consultant (C1) at Pariveda Solutions
Posted Oct 12, 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 2010 in Seattle, WA (took 1 week)
I was recruited at a career fair that I was attending, not as a student but as someone hoping to get an entry level job since I had already graduated college in May 2010 at a different university. After talking with the very enthusiastic recruiter, I definitely took an interest in the company, and was very glad to get a call from them later that same day. I was asked if I would be available for taking a B-Apt (Berger Aptitude for Programming Test) test the very next day. I agreed.
The following day I met another friendly employee who was to give me and monitor my B-Apt test at the temporary location of the Pariveda Seattle office. It took a couple of hours to do, but I found it enjoyable. I have a background in CS so my programming experience could have helped me out, but it was really all about understanding directions and forming your result as logically as you could.
Directly after the test I was told I would have a 1/2-1 hour phone interview with a manager at Pariveda on the following Monday (I took the test on a Friday). I was also sent a Predictive Index Survey which told them a little more about your personality. All I had to do was be honest and check check-boxes. As for the interview, it was a late-hour interview since the manager was pretty busy, but I was flexible in my schedule. He asked me the basic questions ("What technologies have you done?" "What did you do for this internship on your resume?") and a couple of coding questions. We ended on a couple of questions I had about the company and the idea that if I got hired, I would (jokingly) get new favorite sports teams.
I confirmed to do an on-site 2.5 hour case interview (with two interviewers) on Wednesday which was nothing like I had ever done before. This time they were testing my consulting skills. I had to use a diagram system that I had never used before and had looked it up online the previous day to understand the general gist of it. I was definitely very nervous about my answers, but directly after the interview they told me I got an offer and invited me to a dinner with a couple of other employees (fins).
The dinner was very informative and it was nice to talk to all the other employees to hear their stories. Everyone was so friendly and they easily answered any questions I had about the company.
The offer that I got was the exact same offer I had received at another company that I had to decline due to location reasons. Pariveda had great benefits and they really seemed to care about their employees. I really liked their whole "we're not competitive so that we can support each other instead" motto. So I decided to accept their offer and send back my rewritten response on Thursday night before starting work on a client the following Monday.
I had an accelerated hiring. Most interviewing processes last way more than a week.
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Other Details
I got the interview through a Recruiter and the interview consisted of a Phone Interview, an IQ/Intelligence Test and a Personality Test.
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Associate (A2) at Pariveda Solutions
Posted Jun 17, 2011
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1.0
Very Easy Interview
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Overall Neutral Experience
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Received and Declined Offer
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Interviewed May 2011 in Denver, CO (took a day)
I had a phone screen with Pariveda for 20 minutes which went well and so then moved into a Skype interview immediately after.
The Skype interview was an hour or so of discussion back and forth - getting to know you and telling you about the company.
The questions asked were mostly personality questions ("describe a bad day at work", etc). There was surprisingly little asked about my technical abilities. They seem to want sales executives more than talented software engineers. When I brought this up I was told that they care more about my personality and ambition than they do about my software engineering skills. As my first experience with a consulting firm this was shocking as it seems that the focus is not on the best quality of work for the customer but for maintaining and developing business opportunities.
The work environment is basically working at customer sites for the duration of the contract - you only go to the main office for meetings and such.
The office culture is very egalitarian. Your salary is fixed and determined by your title. Everyone with the same title makes the same amount. The salary for an Associate A2 in Denver was 94k and a Manager 1 was 112k. The idea is everyone knows what everyone else makes and you don't compete with your peers. Bonuses are also fixed as a percentage of your salary and determined by title as well (I believe it was close to 9% for Associate A2). Raises are based on inflation and billable rates and are pre-determined. Their career development is interesting as you have to meet certain goals (most of them subjective), in order to move up to the next level (which you are eligible only after 12 months).
This type of environment is not appealing to me. There is no incentive to work harder than the others at your level - this policy only benefits low performers who are getting paid at the same rate as high performers. This is surprising for a sales based company - if I bring in more revenue for the company, I should be paid more than someone who brings in half as much.
They require mandatory "community service" and other networking events outside of your 40 billable hours. All this does is reduce your effective salary based on a 40 hour work week.
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Reason for Declining
After our discussion, they wanted me to come in and visit with some of their managers. However, they told me up front that they couldn't match my current salary due to their equal pay policies. The best I could hope for was to get promoted after 12 months and then get a comparable salary - no promises, of course. Also, I live in another part of Colorado where the cost of living is much cheaper than Denver.
So, it came down to taking a 20% pay cut, moving to a more expensive city, working longer hours (you bill 40 but work more if distractions arise), and being forced to perform community service on my off days. I was almost offended that they would actually think I'd even consider a deal like that. They tried to argue that they had great benefits so that justified taking a lower salary - they do have nice benefits, but my current employer offers equivalent or better benefits in every category (including ESOP).
They want ambitious, talented people, but they're not willing to pay up for them based on current market rates. They claim to want business executive types - well, any business executive that decides to do more work at a lower rate won't be a very successful business executive - you don't need an MBA to figure that out.
However, if they changed their pay system to an objective performance based system and paid bonuses/commissions directly related to performance, then this would be a place I'd consider working.
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Office Manager at Pariveda Solutions
Posted Jan 10, 2011
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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 Jul 2010 in Seattle, WA (took 4 months)
The interview experience for my position was unique. I had 11 interviews over 4 months. which included a final day of flying to Dallas for an entire day of interviews. During the process, twice there were instances where I didn't hear anything for 2 weeks. When I sent emails of inquiry to the recruiter, I was always answered right away regarding next steps. The quality of the company and competiveness of the salary made it worthwhile for me to stay the course. I had an exisiting job during the interview process so I was not in a rush to be employed right away. Overall, my interview experience was a positive one. And after I flew to Dallas I knew I valued the caliber of employees found within the company and knew I wanted to be involved in this organization.
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Negotiation Details
Pariveda has a set salary based on your level. And typically Pariveda does not offer a hiring bonus. Pariveda's approach is to keep salaries even across each levels so everyone gets paid the same salary for the same level of work. There is a clear career path that allows for annual promotions based on performance. Salary increases are generous. Performance evaluation is clear and fair. Once you meet your career development path you are volunteered for promotion by your manager or VP. After 2 years at Pariveda you are elidgible for stock options.
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I got the interview through an Employee Referral and the interview consisted of a Phone Interview, a 1:1 Interview, a Skills Test and a Personality Test.
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