Rackspace Linux Systems Administrator Interview

Interview Details – I got an initial email from one of the Rackspace recruiters asking to chat about a Linux Admin position. The next day I had an initial phone screen with the recruiter. There were some basic technical questions as well as a few personality type questions. The day after that, I had a break-fix technical phone interview with one of the supervisors of the team she wanted me for. I received a call from the recruiter the day after that interview saying that they wanted to see how I would fit with another team, so I was scheduled for another break-fix interview the day after (on a Wednesday). On Friday, my recruiter called back and invited me down for an in-person interview at the location in San Antonio, TX the following Friday. I received an email with all the necessary travel information and made it down the Thursday evening before my interview. The in-person interview was about 3 hours long, with 3 different groups of people that I now work with/for. It was a mixture of technical questions, as well as a lot of personality questions. They fire random questions at you in no particular order. I felt like the process went pretty well and I wasn't too nervous during the interviews. This all happened on a Friday and the following Tuesday I got a call from my recruiter offering me the position.

Negotiation Details – I had to turn in an application at the in-person interview that had a question about desired salary. The offer I received was a bit lower than I had listed on the application, but with the 10% profit sharing bonus that was part of the deal, it put me pretty much right where I was hoping to be. I didn't try to negotiate, as I was satisfied with the initial offer and didn't want to chance losing the opportunity.