Research in Motion Interview Questions & Reviews in Ottawa, ON Area
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Embedded Software Developer at Research in Motion
Posted Feb 1, 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 Jan 2010 in Kanata, ON (Canada) (took 6+ weeks)
Started looking for full-time job around the end of internship term. I wished to stay at the same team since I'm interested in the task given to me. Discussed with my manager a few times. There wasn't any opening until the last week of the internship term. I was swiftly interviewed my manager and two colleagues, mainly discussed the technical area I will work on. There were a few real interview questions. The following background check and paper works took the most of time in the whole process.
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Negotiation Details
Not really. They already know I'm interested to continue working in the same team.
Other Details
I got the interview through an Employee Referral and the interview consisted of a Phone Interview, a 1:1 Interview, a Group/Panel Interview and a Background Check.
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Embedded Systems Software Developer at Research in Motion
Posted Jan 16, 2012
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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 Ottawa, ON (Canada) (took 6 weeks)
I had phone interview with the HR and she setup 1:1 interview (Brookstreet Hotel).
1. Came in at 9am and fill paper work (availabilaties)
2. two managers (multimedia & OS Performance) invite me to a small room.
3. I told them I am only interested in Multimedia.
a. He ask me, my previous projects
b. step me through how would you handle if you want to decode MP3 file (streaming)
c. ask me to write a small function that will return the X*7
d. Another function that will do bit reversal basically most significant bit will end up in least significant bit.
4. Are you ready to work week-end.
5. Lasted about 40 minutes
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Negotiation Details
No negotiation
Other Details
I Applied Online and the interview consisted of a Phone Interview and a Group/Panel Interview.
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Software Developer at Research in Motion
Posted Aug 26, 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 Apr 2011 in Ottawa, ON (Canada) (took 2 days)
First interview was with HR talked for about 30 minutes, projects that I had worked on and my contributions to them. Questions about solving conflicts between co-workers, types of managers I preferred.
2nd Interview was Technical interview
Couple basic questions about openGL, and a couple creative problems solving questions
Office seemed overworked, dull, not nearly the same environment as Waterloo campus.
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The interview consisted of a Phone Interview.
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Software Tools Developer at Research in Motion
Posted Apr 12, 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 Apr 2011 in Ottawa, ON (Canada) (took 2 weeks)
It was a fun lengthy interview process. The phone interview consisted of 2 interviews. The first phone interview was about Skills Test and Personality Test with the HR. The second interview was about my skill set. So they asked me what I have done in the past and how I did it.
The people are super nice, we had a nice conversation about technology and skills. It was a normal interview so it wasn't that bad.
The Group Panel Interview was interesting, they made me come onsite, and there was 3 geniuses in a board room for a good 4 hours! They didn't ask me to solve any algorithms or any teaser questions, they wanted to see how I work on a normal day to day activity.
So they gave me a paragraph that describes a problem. They said this is a user story. So for 1 hour, I needed to break down that user story and gather requirements. That user story was about authentications and permission roles. It was really nice scenario, because till this day, whatever I did during that day is what I am doing right now! We were brainstorming ways to make it better, it felt awesome.
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Negotiation Details
Bad, I made a mistake in my offer, but they said they can't go higher. But I really liked the interview so I wanted the job, so I just took it.
Other Details
I got the interview through a Recruiter and the interview consisted of a Phone Interview, a Group/Panel Interview, a Skills Test, a Personality Test and a Background Check.
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Graphic/Industrial Design at Research in Motion
Posted Mar 23, 2011
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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 Feb 2011 in Ottawa, ON (Canada) (took 2+ weeks)
Interview went on for 1.5 hours. He asked me a lot about what interests me, what my passions are. The main question he asked me was, "what would you want to change from the outside of your phone, not software" .
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The interview consisted of a 1:1 Interview.
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Project Coordinator at Research in Motion
Posted Feb 10, 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 Feb 2011 in Ottawa, ON (Canada) (took a day)
Had the interview within a week of applying for the job online.
I was provided with the job description before the interview was scheduled and I reviewed my resume and matched my previous experience and education to the job description.
The interviewer asked situational and behavioural questions then moved on to the job related questions on technical skills and interpersonal skills.
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Negotiation Details
Although I was not able to negotiate, I was able to answer questions in a way that would lead into another question that I was prepared to answer.
Other Details
I Applied Online and the interview consisted of a Phone Interview.
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Software Engineer at Research in Motion
Posted Jan 30, 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 2011 in Ottawa, ON (Canada) (took a day)
Traveled to Ottawan, ON for the interview. Conducted a 1:1 interview with a senior developer that lasted for approximately 30 minutes. The interviewer wasn't friendly at all, so it made the interview experience a sour one. He led me into the room and started by asking my previous work experience and then follow up with an algorithm problem, and was then followed by straight forward general questions regarding JAVA.
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The interview consisted of a 1:1 Interview.
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Member of Technical Staff at Research in Motion
Posted Sep 21, 2010
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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 Aug 2010 in Ottawa, ON (Canada) (took 2 months)
two phone interviews + two on-site interviews
- 1st phone interview from a recruiter: standard interview questions
- 2nd phone interview: technical; 3 senior technical members;
- 1st on-site interview: technical; 2 rounds of 3-on-1 interviews
- 2nd on-site interview: presentation
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I Applied Online and the interview consisted of a Phone Interview, a Group/Panel Interview and a Presentation.
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Software Developer at Research in Motion
Posted Aug 24, 2010
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4.0
Difficult Interview
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Overall Neutral Experience
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Interviewed and No Offer
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Interviewed Jun 2010 in Ottawa, ON (Canada) (took a day)
at the first, there is a writting test for C++, then 3 interviewers ask some technique quetions, mainly from your introdution and resume, they want to know more details about your skills, if they do not make clear, they will keep asking.
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I Applied Online and the interview consisted of a Skills Test.
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Software Developer at Research in Motion
Posted Aug 14, 2010
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4.0
Difficult Interview
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Overall Neutral Experience
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Interviewed and No Offer
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Interviewed Oct 2009 in Ottawa, ON (Canada) (took 4+ weeks)
Submitted resume on the rim.com
Got an email to arrange the first round phone interview. It is behavioral questions.
Got an in person interview after 2 weeks. It includes 1 hour 1:1 interview with manager and team lead. Followed by a group interview with 4 team members.
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The interview consisted of a Phone Interview, a 1:1 Interview and a Group/Panel Interview.
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