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Updated Mar 6, 2012 – Interview questions and reviews posted anonymously by interview candidates.

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Negative	3%

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3.0

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Overall Positive Experience

Received and Accepted Offer

Interviewed Apr 2010 in Cincinnati, OH (took 2 days)

I applied online. Two months later I was interview on phone. Person was very friendly and easy going. Most of the time I was asked about my skills related to job. Than two weeks later I was asked for on site interview. A full day long interviews. All people were very friedly and easy going. Most of the time it was behavioral questions. I was told to give a presentation. it was decent crowd there and asked reasonably smart questions.Two days later I was offered the job.

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What are your negative points?

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I Applied Online and the interview consisted of a Presentation, a Group/Panel Interview, a 1:1 Interview and a Phone Interview.

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4.0

Difficult Interview

Overall Neutral Experience

Interviewed and No Offer

Interviewed Mar 2010 in Cairo (Egypt) (took 3 days)

reasoning test everything from your initial communications with the company, organization and planning of the interview, number and type of interviews, and any advice you might offer to other interview candidates. Bonus points for your perceptions of the people, office, and work culture.

Interview Questions

what would happen if i gave you 5000 000 USD

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I Applied Online and the interview consisted of a Phone Interview, a 1:1 Interview, an IQ/Intelligence Test, a Skills Test, a Personality Test and a Background Check.

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4.0

Difficult Interview

Overall Neutral Experience

Received and Declined Offer

Interviewed Feb 2010 (took 3 weeks)

The online test portion of the hiring process was pretty straightforward (personality assessment and IQ test). I found the IQ test to be a little on the difficult side, and Im not sure how much they take the results of it into consideration. I am currently waiting to see how well I did.

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Tell me about a time where you led a team.

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I got the interview through a Recruiter and the interview consisted of a Skills Test and an IQ/Intelligence Test.

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3.0

Average Interview

Overall Positive Experience

Interviewed and No Offer

Interviewed Nov 2009 (took a day)

Contact and interview process was very smooth. They require you to take an online intelligence test and an online test on your personality/ work ethics. The interview was very smooth and asked typical questions. It seemed they were focusing a lot on interpersonal skills and not on technical skills; this could be due to the entry level nature of the position though.

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Describe an experience were you demonstrated leadership.

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I got the interview through a College or University and the interview consisted of a Personality Test, an IQ/Intelligence Test and a 1:1 Interview.

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4.0

Difficult Interview

Overall Neutral Experience

Received and Accepted Offer

Interviewed Jan 2008 in Cincinnati, OH (took 4 months)

Process took quite awhile. Started with phone interview then took another 2 months to find a 'spot' for me. When they hire R&D engineers it seems like they recruit to find a potential candidate then try and find a place for them. The department they placed me in was not the on I really wanted. I already had 3 years of process experience and this is the department I requested. Needless to say, I took the position because it got me in the door and I knew I could move about after a few years.

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Give me examples of when you demonstrated great leadership.

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Give me a time where you managed a difficult employee or situation and how you dealt with it.

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Negotiation Details

No, I never negotiated because I was told they have pretty strict guidelines on offers.

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I Applied Online and the interview consisted of a Background Check, a Drug Test, a Personality Test, a Skills Test, an IQ/Intelligence Test, a Group/Panel Interview, a 1:1 Interview and a Phone Interview.

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3.0

Average Interview

Overall Positive Experience

Received and Accepted Offer

Interviewed Aug 2009 in Cincinnati, OH (took 1 week)

Applied online. Phone interview came a few weeks after that. Then they flew me to Cincinnati, where I took a tour of the HQ and surrounding tech centers. Had another short interview with 2 experienced employees. Got an offer at the end of the visit.

Interview Questions

Describe a time when you led a team.

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I Applied Online and the interview consisted of a 1:1 Interview and a Phone Interview.

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2.0

Easy Interview

Overall Positive Experience

Interviewed and No Offer

Interviewed Sep 2009 (took a day)

The interview was the result of a discussion started at a campus career fair. I was signed up on the spot for an interview. The interview consisted of three questions, all behavioral. "How would you react if a project you had worked on for a while had to suddenly change direction." "What leadership experience do you have?" I can't recall the last question. It was very informal and relaxed. The rest of the time was spent in just general discussion of my resume and life.

Interview Questions

How would you react to having to immediately change direction on a project you had been working on for a while?

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What leadership positions have you held?

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I got the interview through a College or University and the interview consisted of an IQ/Intelligence Test and a 1:1 Interview.

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3.0

Average Interview

Overall Positive Experience

Received and Accepted Offer

Interviewed Aug 2009 (took 2 days)

2 on 1 interview. Asked about different experiences I have had that exhibited leadership, teamwork and problem solving skills. The interviewers were very interested in my responses, made eye contact and seemed genuinely interested in not only getting a feel for who I am and how I would be an asset, but also in what they could learn from me.

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Describe a time where you worked with someone who didn't meet group expectations and how you dealt with it?

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Describe a time where you were faced with a technical problem and how you used your knowledge to solve it?

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Negotiation Details

Not much negotiation. The offer and benefits were great.

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The interview consisted of a Skills Test, an IQ/Intelligence Test, a Group/Panel Interview and a Phone Interview.

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1.0

Very Easy Interview

Overall Negative Experience

Interviewed and No Offer

Interviewed Jan 2007 in Kiev (Ukraine) (took 2 weeks)

Got through usual test of math\understand the graph\text - that was pretty lame, like for 7th grade or something. The idea is good, though I think they can introduce some harder questions of different level - in order to catch some geniuses ;)
A couple of people in my group failed that stuff. Then got an interview with some HR manager - was really frustrated because of usual HR stuff being asked.