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Database Administrator at SAIC
No Offer – Interviewed in Huntsville, AL May 2009 – Reviewed Aug 15, 2012
Interview Details – Submitted resume and then asked to fill out a "Staff Call", a detailed questionaire geared towards the position. The Staff Call detailed job requirements and required me to match experience from my resume to the requirements. The hiring manager then reviewed my answers and determined that he had a candidate with experience better suited to the position.
Interview Question – Nothing difficult or unexpected. All questions were related to job requirements. Answer Question
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Project Control Analyst II at SAIC
No Offer – Interviewed in McLean, VA Sep 2008 – Reviewed Aug 10, 2012
Interview Details – Applied for the job. Was called in for two rounds of interviews, one with the functional manager and the other with the technical people I would be supporting.
Interview Question – How would you manage a financial crisis on a project? View Answer
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Manager Incident & Problem Governance at SAIC
Accepted Offer – Interviewed in Torrance, CA May 2011 – Reviewed Jul 31, 2012
Interview Details –
Was initially a telephone "quick" review as to availability, then, immediate verbal invitation followed with an email for a face to face.
This process took no more than 45-60 minutes with the hiring Manager. Comfortable. No trick questions. Just honest open discussion of past employment and current job expectations.
This was a 2-person interview but only one did the major exchange. I felt very comfortable within minutes. Because of time constraints, an immediate offer was given and 24 hours for a decision.
Interview Question – I found nothing difficult nor unexpects Answer Question
Negotiation Details – Short and to the point. The position had to be filled within approximately 4 business days.
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Senior EVM Scheduler at SAIC
Accepted Offer – Interviewed in Washington, DC – Reviewed Jul 18, 2012
Interview Details – Interview process is very easy. Initial call with Intercompany Recruiting Staff who with you reviews your skillsets, goals and salary expectations. Second call with manager with questions regarding your abilities and general converation to learn about you and how you would fit in with the team. Third interview, if contract work, with customer. If all is good, you are hired within a week or two.
Interview Question – Know your stuff. Don't be too general in answering project scheduling questions and by all means do give examples or scenarios for your answers. No overly difficult questions, very friendly interview conversations. Answer Question
Negotiation Details – Don't be shy in asking the salary range. Ask questions and what you are expected to deliver, be sure to listen to the questions and respond truthfully in what you expect.
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Manager at SAIC
Accepted Offer – Interviewed in Torrance, CA Jun 2011 – Reviewed Jul 10, 2012
Interview Details – The process was one of overview on roles and activities performed over my previous tenures. No trick questions. Open, Honest and mutual exchange of information
Interview Question – How does "immediate" change affect your work environment? Answer Question
Negotiation Details – Short. Time constrained but without some leniency on expected feedback period.
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Analyst at SAIC
Accepted Offer – Interviewed in Washington, DC Apr 2011 – Reviewed Jul 2, 2012
Interview Details – My initial interview was over the phone with the program manager who asked about my background and experience. I submitted my application online and within 2 weeks or so I had an initial offer and a second phone interview with my PM and the customer. I was offered the position after that interview.
Interview Question – What does your ideal day look like? View Answers (2)
Negotiation Details – there was no negotiation.
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Mechanical Engineer at SAIC
Accepted Offer – Interviewed in San Diego, CA Mar 2009 – Reviewed Jun 26, 2012
Interview Details – Spoke to 3 different managers 1:1 in series. Questions about experience, education, and engineering knowledge. Managers had different personalities but were all easy to talk to.
Interview Questions
- Describe basic equations involved in heat transfer. View Answer
- Look at engineering drawing and describe it, include problems you see. View Answer
Negotiation Details – Was able to negotiate slightly higher pay. There is little room for negotiations since salaries are generally set by position within a range of no more than +/-5,000.
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Junior Software Engineer at SAIC
Declined Offer – Interviewed in Arlington, VA Jun 2012 – Reviewed Jun 7, 2012
Interview Details – I was contacted by a recruiter about a day or two after posting my resume in their database. After I talked with her and applied for the position officially, it took the hiring manager less than an hour to decide that they wanted to bring me in for a personal interview. I met the hiring manager and the next day they came to make me an offer.
Interview Question – General questions about my background and skills. Answer Question
Reason for Declining –
There were a few reasons I declined:
1) The benefits were less comprehensive than my current ones.
2) The salary was less than I wanted.
3) I was looking for a more senior role with more responsibilities.
4) The other developer I met that would've been on my team seemed less than interested in speaking to me. He barely poked his head from behind his computer screens to say hello to me. He barely even spoke to the hiring manager when she asked him a question. Busy or not, if you want to impress a potential candidate, be prepared to be friendly.
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Assistant Vice President/Health Brand Manager at SAIC
Accepted Offer – Interviewed in McLean, VA Jun 2011 – Reviewed May 21, 2012
Interview Details – I was contacted via e-mail in response to my application and resume submission. I was asked to answer a list of additional questions via e-mail. This was followed up by a call from an HR rep, so set up a series of five one-on-one interviews over 10 business days. (One was via telephone with a VP in CA.) Unfortunately, the perception of the environment/culture was much different than the reality.
Interview Question – The questions were not difficult. What was difficult was making a connection to the interviewer that would open the door to a more comfortable interview session. If you can't make that connection, chances are good that you won't get a positive review. View Answer
Negotiation Details – The initial salary offer was so far above what I was expecting (more than $29K than I had anticipated), that no negotiation was necessary. I was quite shocked, actually.
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GIS FMV Psotitions at SAIC
No Offer – Interviewed in Washington, DC Jan 2012 – Reviewed May 15, 2012
Interview Details –
Took a long time (approximately 2 months) unitl i heard anything aside from an automated email reply.
Once I recieved a phone call it was from the hiring manager for the contract and a technical analyst. They had my resume and asked I had time now for an interview. Interview went well, the hiring manager did not know a lot of the specifics of the contract and did not know the 'technical speak', which was why the technical analyst was there. Interview went well but they were obviously trying to hire for lower positions but they wanted someone with experience. I could speak to everything they required without problems. Said they would let people know in a few weeks about the position. Found out through an email the position was closed with no explaination.
Interview Questions
- Describe the most difficult project you were involved in and how long you worked on it. Answer Question
- Are you willing to deploy overseas and what length of time? Answer Question
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