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Updated Apr 25, 2012 – Interview questions and reviews posted anonymously by interview candidates.
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Technical Support Engineer at Proofpoint
Posted Apr 25, 2012
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1.0
Very Easy Interview
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Overall Positive Experience
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Received and Accepted Offer
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Interviewed Sep 2010 (took a day)
I was in a contract position, working with this company for a couple of years. I put in my two-weeks notice and was contacted by the support manager (who was in another office) on my last day, a Friday. She asked me if I wanted to be hired on and I said yes. There was no need for an interview, really, since everyone in the department knew me and my work pretty well. We negotiated a salary and I had an offer letter in hand the next morning. I started working in my home office on Monday morning. A laptop and an iPhone showed up in the mail not long after that.
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Negotiation Details
I was asked what salary range I was looking for. I gave a $20,000 range. She asked me, "what is absolute minimum you would work for. I was excited and flattered that I was being offered this job and answered the question honestly. (mistake!) She hung up to talk to her boss, called me back in a few minutes and offered me the "absolute minimum" figure I gave her-- final offer. I took it. This was foolish of me, because I had an offer letter from another company. Although they beat the salary for that other job, that other job was only part-time. So, I agreed to 50% more work for 25% more salary. Don't make my mistake. I never really beat myself up over it, because the salary is decent.
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The interview consisted of a Phone Interview and a Background Check.
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Service Delivery, Archiving at Proofpoint
Posted Apr 23, 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 Dec 2011 in Toronto, ON (Canada) (took 2 months)
The interview process was challenging, but rewarding. The people I interviewed with were mostly senior management. Each one was unique and each person probed in different areas (skills, knowledge, personality, conflict resolution, etc). I don't know if this was orchestrated, or just came about naturally, but the experience overall left me feeling like the company cared a great deal about finding the right person for the job. It also gave me the opportunity to get to know some of them quite well in a short period of time. It was definitely intense, but I felt very good about my decision to take the job after it was all done. I should note that the duration was a little extended, but was due in part to the timing (end of year, busy for everyone) as well as some personal matters on my part.
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Negotiation Details
the negotiation process was fair. I shared my (then) current compensation plan and my expectations with the recruiting team. The recruiter I dealt with was upfront and honest about what he felt was doable, and which parts may not be an exact match with my expectations or desires. In the end, we were able to come to an agreement that I think is fair to both sides.
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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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Senior Technical Support Engineer at Proofpoint
Posted Feb 25, 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 Jun 2010 (took 2+ weeks)
I was contacted by a recruiter who found my resume online. I interviewed with him, then was told I would be contacted if Proofpoint, which happily, I was. I was interviewed by the hiring manager, who has 4 of her senior team members interview me separately. When one was finished, he would transfer me to the next team member. After those 6 interviews, all on the phone, I got a call from the hiring manager's manager, then his manager, too. After that, the recruiter called me and told me an offer was pending and we discussed the salary I should request. I was offered 5k/yr less, but offered the option to purchase 5000 shares of stock, plus a $5000 signing bonus to be paid with one of my first payroll checks. I'll not divulge what the actual salary I took was as that would be a bad idea.
Interview Questions
Negotiation Details
There was an offer, and a firm "This is what we'll pay, and if you take it, here are 2 offers we'll give instead of the higher salary you requested". Since I had been out of work for a while, I took that offer.
Other Details
The interview consisted of a Phone Interview, a 1:1 Interview, a Group/Panel Interview and a Background Check.
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Program Management at Proofpoint
Posted Dec 15, 2011 — 2 of 2 people found this helpful
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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 Dec 2011 in Sunnyvale, CA (took 5 days)
The interview process at Proofpoint was a combination of structured formality
and casual interaction. The company is doing their best to structure the interview
process to ensure a sense of professionalism, but in my case the schedule ran a bit
long and the list of interviewers I spoke with was somewhat modified. That was
fine with me since I planned for the unexpected, and I was able to meet with
some very senior-level employees. I also believe the schedule ran long because
they were very interested in meeting and getting to know me. So, it was well
worth the time.
The actual interviews and interaction were casual. I felt it gave both parties a
chance to get to know one another. It was very interactive and I had an equal
opportunity to ask questions of them to better understand their business
and their requirements. It was easy to see during the interviews that the
culture is serious in terms of getting their work done but the interaction
between the interviewers was relaxed.
I spoke with a total of eight people over the course of two days onsite.
Some of the meetings were brief and others were longer but none were
over 60 minutes.
Interview Questions
that a program/project manager deals with on a daily basis, and it was
asked. The question was how do you deal with a long list of priorities and
a shortage of resources?
Other Details
The interview consisted of a Phone Interview, a 1:1 Interview and a Background Check.
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G&A at Proofpoint
Posted Dec 14, 2011 — 1 of 1 people found this helpful
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5.0
Very Difficult Interview
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Overall Positive Experience
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Received and Accepted Offer
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Interviewed Jun 2010 (took 1 week)
2 Phone Interviews 1st week (30 minutes each)
1 on-site interview the following week with 7 people for 45 minutes each (they also provided lunch and a 15-minute break as well).
The interview itself consisted of lots of challenging interview questions that followed various formats (e.g., STAR, behavioral, etc.). I had some really engaging conversations with some very bright/insightful folks. And it was one of the more challenging interviews I've ever faced.
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Negotiation Details
Very straight-forward process. They came up with a reasonable offer out of the gate, so I took it.
Other Details
The interview consisted of a Phone Interview, a 1:1 Interview and a Background Check.
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Marketing at Proofpoint
Posted Dec 8, 2011 — 2 of 2 people found this helpful
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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 2011 in Sunnyvale, CA (took 5 days)
Applied online via proofpoint's website. The great thing about applying for Proofpoint is that they don't force you to fill in your life story. Just upload your resume and hit send.
Received a call from hiring manager and scheduled a phone interview a few days later. Phone interview lasted about 30 minutes.
Was brought in for a live interview with the manager. Manager mainly talked about the job description. Then interviewed with another manager in the marketing department.
I received a call at 8 PM the same day with an offer.
Interview Questions
Negotiation Details
I did not negotiate because the offer was well above average.
Other Details
The interview consisted of a Phone Interview, a 1:1 Interview and a Background Check.
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Software Engineer at Proofpoint
Posted Oct 13, 2011 — 1 of 1 people found this helpful
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3.0
Average Interview
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Overall Neutral Experience
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Received and Accepted Offer
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Interviewed Jan 2011 in Sunnyvale, CA (took 1 week)
got interview, phone screened, then went onsite, meet 5 people, 1 of them is manager. the engineers gave a question to solve. the problem difficulty is medium.
Interview Questions
Negotiation Details
yes. make sure you have other offer when you negotiate with this company.
Other Details
I Applied Online and the interview consisted of a Phone Interview, a 1:1 Interview, a Skills Test and a Background Check.
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Software Engineer at Proofpoint
Posted Feb 16, 2011
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3.0
Average Interview
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Overall Neutral Experience
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Received and Accepted Offer
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Interviewed Oct 2009 in Sunnyvale, CA (took 4 weeks)
No nonsense process
Negotiation Details
No negotiations
Other Details
I applied In-Person and the interview consisted of a Phone Interview and a 1:1 Interview.
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Information Security at Proofpoint
Posted Jan 13, 2011
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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 Jan 2010 (took 3 weeks)
It looked like a great company. The only concern I had was about the actual necessity (for the organization) of the position I had applied for. Every person I interviewed with had their own idea of what the job requirements should be. Since this is their first to-be hire in info sec, they had little idea about the positon, which I understood.
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Other Details
I Applied Online and the interview consisted of a Phone Interview, a 1:1 Interview and a Group/Panel Interview.
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Software Engineer at Proofpoint
Posted Aug 31, 2010 — 0 of 1 people found this helpful
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1.0
Very Easy Interview
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Overall Negative Experience
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Interviewed and No Offer
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Interviewed Aug 2010 (took a day)
The recruiter who contacted me was very nice and helpful. He set up a phone screen for me with the hiring manager. He said to expect a standard 30-45 minute session.
The hiring manager called me about 15 minutes late, seemed to be very distracted. Spoke for about 10 minutes, and said he will arrange for an on-site interview.
I never heard from him again. I contacted the recruiter, who also said he had not received a feedback from the manager. He spoke to him and let me know he decided to go with someone else.
Overall, I think it was very irresponsible on their part to not follow up, and make a decision based on a hurried, 10 minute conversation
Interview Questions
Other Details
I Applied Online and the interview consisted of a Phone Interview.
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