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Updated Feb 7, 2012 – Interview questions and reviews posted anonymously by interview candidates.
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Technical Support Engineer at Red Hat
Posted Feb 7, 2012
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4.0
Difficult Interview
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Overall Positive Experience
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Interviewed and No Offer
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Interviewed Dec 2011 in Farnborough, Hampshire, South East England, England (United Kingdom) (took 2 days)
Nice people but hard questions. Of course this position is demanding but I didn't expect questions at so high level. They asked me about kernel debugging.
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I got the interview through a Recruiter and the interview consisted of a Phone Interview and a 1:1 Interview.
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Software Engineer at Red Hat
Posted Nov 29, 2011
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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 Jul 2011 (took 1 week)
The entire process was very easy and friendly. Red Hat puts quite a bit of weight into employee referrals. My initial contacts were with the same person in HR who was very responsive over email and phone. Since I don't live near the main headquarters, I was able to do all of my interviews over the phone. One of which, I went into one of their sales offices to use a conference room. I had 3 or 4 interviews with engineers and direct managers on the team (nobody from HR). They asked a few stock scenario type questions ("Tell me about a time you ..."). Then the rest of the time was technical discussions (didn't really feel like an interview, just like chatting over coffee). The interviewers had obviously read my resume and dug into some projects and were curious about details.
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Negotiation Details
They were pretty set on the salary for the position, which was slightly lower than I was hoping for, but more than my previous salary, so I didn't have much room for negotiation. The stock bonus was very generous. The ability to work fully remotely was not even the slightest problem despite the fact that the job posting was technically for an on-site position at one of their engineering offices.
Other Details
I got the interview through an Employee Referral and the interview consisted of a Phone Interview and a 1:1 Interview.
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Legal Counsel at Red Hat
Posted Nov 8, 2011
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5.0
Very Difficult Interview
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Overall Neutral Experience
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Interviewed and No Offer
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Interviewed Mar 2010 in Raleigh, NC (took 8 weeks)
Interview process is long and challenging. Many questions are behavioral model. Be prepared to explain why you want to work here and to explain your skills based on prior experiences. The process starts with a phone interview by human resources (or "People" as they call it) and then moves to a phone interview with your potential manager. Finally, there is an in-person all-day interview that is among the most challenging I have encountered.
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The interview consisted of a Phone Interview, a 1:1 Interview and a Group/Panel Interview.
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Operations Coordinator at Red Hat
Posted Sep 20, 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 Sep 2011 in Raleigh, NC (took 3 weeks)
The process began with an initial phone screen with the hiring manager. This person was polite but also seemed a bit distracted and uninterested in what I had to say. The phone screen lasted about 20 minutes and consisted of review of my background and my familiarity with various software systems and my knowledge of open source software.
Although I thought I bombed the phone screen, I was invited to comeback for an in-person interview. I met with 4 Red Hat employees with various roles within the department. This group included the hiring manager I had spoken with less than a week before, but she did not seem to recall our previous conversation at all. This was somewhat frustrating, but I happily explained my background and skill set again.
Everyone I met with was friendly and none really asked any 'hard-hitting' questions. There was some small talk and the interviewers seemed adequately impressed with my experience. One of the four interviewers seemed bent on asking the textbook interview questions ("What is your biggest weakness?" "Why do you want to work at Red Hat?" "How do you handle a difficult situation?")
In my estimation, the entire interview went well and my skills and experience seemed to be a good match for the position. The negative lasting impression I am left with comes from the absolutely refusal from Red Hat to give any sort of feedback following the interview. I emailed the recruiter I'd been working with several times, but the only thing I heard back was that one of the interviewers said "the interview went well." After about 10 days, the recruiter completely stopped responding to my emails and I gave up. The non-response after coming in for an in-person interview is beyond rude, but from the other reviews on this site, it seems to be par for the course at Red Hat. I wouldn't say this made for a completely negative experience, but it definitely left a bad taste in my mouth.
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The interview consisted of a Phone Interview, a 1:1 Interview and a Group/Panel Interview.
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Marketing at Red Hat
Posted Sep 17, 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 May 2010 (took 6 weeks)
Worked with recruiting team and had two phone interviews, one in-person meeting with several people, and in-person in Raleigh. Initial interviews focused on very specific needs for position versus whether experience/skill set were a good match.
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Negotiation Details
Counter-offered three times to very low offer. Offer will be at lowest end of the spectrum that you provide.
Other Details
I Applied Online and the interview consisted of a Phone Interview and a 1:1 Interview.
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Product Marketing Cloud at Red Hat
Posted Aug 19, 2011
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3.0
Average Interview
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Overall Negative Experience
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Interviewed and No Offer
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Interviewed Nov 2010 in Raleigh, NC (took a day)
I am local to Raleigh and know of RedHat products, history, staff. I applied for a middle-management role. Their recruiter put me through a phone screen and they brought me onsite for 3 hrs of interviews (I had to take time out of my other job). The next day the in-house recruiter calls and tells me all the feedback is all good and I am 1 of 3 in the final stages. I waited a week and did 2-3 follow up calls with the hiring manager and recruiter. They never answered a call or an email after that. It was really unprofessional. They did not care of the impression they were leaving with me as a potential hire..or as a future client.
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I Applied Online and the interview consisted of a Group/Panel Interview.
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Associate Technical Support Engineer at Red Hat
Posted May 26, 2011
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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 Jan 2010 in Raleigh, NC (took a day)
Nothing technical at all really. It is pretty much 4 people at different times that want to see if you are a good social fit.
They are hiring some people right out of the mac store.
You will be expected to pass the RHCE exam so you will go straight into training.
If you do not after 3 tries you are not going to be kept on
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Negotiation Details
No negotiation. Salary is fixed.
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The interview consisted of a Group/Panel Interview.
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Engineering Manager at Red Hat
Posted Mar 29, 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 May 2010 in Raleigh, NC (took 2+ weeks)
For intern, the process only has too step, first round of F2F and second round of F2F
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Other Details
I got the interview through a College or University and the interview consisted of a 1:1 Interview, a Presentation, an IQ/Intelligence Test, a Skills Test and a Personality Test.
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Project Manager at Red Hat
Posted Dec 6, 2010
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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 Aug 2010 in Beijing, Beijing (China) (took 2 weeks)
I had several interviews with the management team at a same day. Not very technical but focused on management experiences. one interview with technical manager, one with senior manager of Beijing, and one with HR.
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Negotiation Details
Very straight forward.
Other Details
I Applied Online and the interview consisted of a Phone Interview, a 1:1 Interview and a Skills Test.
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Financial Analyst III at Red Hat
Posted Dec 2, 2010
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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 Aug 2010 in Raleigh, NC (took 3+ weeks)
Was contacted by HR, then a 1:1 telephone interview with the hiring manager and then a full day of personal interviews with the hiring Manager, Senior Manager and Finance Directors and Controller.
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Interview Questions
Negotiation Details
Not too much room for negotiation. The offer was very competitive with a generous relocation.
Other Details
I Applied Online and the interview consisted of a Phone Interview, a 1:1 Interview and a Background Check.
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