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Declined Offer – Reviewed May 1, 2013
Interview Details – had to write an algorithm for a project
Interview Question – Thin outside the box Answer Question
No Offer – Interviewed in Arlington, VA Apr 2013 – Reviewed Apr 14, 2013
Interview Details –
Applied through university recruiting. Was contacted by HR for a phone screening, just to see that you're a normal person. I was then set up with a technical interview who was a Senior Associate Technology. Talked about my resume, a few behavioral questions, only lasted 45 minutes.
I was then invited to a "Super Saturday" -- you would come in on a Saturday to meet with Sapient employees ranging from all positions. This has to be my favorite interview just because the environment was great, everyone was really nice, they seemed to really care about who they hire. There was a 4:1 ratio between employees and interviewees so there was a lot of attention directed towards the interviewees. There was a short presentation, which I thought was fairly humorous. A group presentation/interview where you're given a case study and you have to work in a team to come up with a solution. Then there is informal Q/A which consisted of your team and a few employees: ask questions, don't be afraid. Then I had an "Attributes Interview" which is really just a behavioral interview. I loved my interviewer, she seemed genuinely interested in my experiences. Then there was lunch where you pretty much sit wherever you want. Then an individual technical interview. Similar to the group, but you have to work on coding/designing an application fit for the situation/case study. Then there was a tour of the building/surrounding areas. Lastly, there was a closing ceremony where Sapient asks for feedback. Everything was great. Technical interview was a little intimidating, but that's because I'm not the best programmer out there.
Overall, it was a great experience. I learned a lot about the company and really enjoyed meeting the team. When you're interviewing, you get a sense of how the company is, how the people who work there are and whether or not you'd fit in.
Interview Question – Individual Technical Interview Answer Question
Accepted Offer – Reviewed Mar 29, 2013
Interview Details – Phone screen by company recruiter which led to an interview day where two interviews were conducted for each applicant, one behavioral and one case.
Interview Question – The case was a technology case despite applying for a business consulting role so not really sure i was able to be evaluated correctly but got an offer nonetheless. Answer Question
Accepted Offer – Interviewed in Arlington, VA Oct 2012 – Reviewed Mar 8, 2013
Interview Details – college recruiting and one-on-one on-campus interview, followed by an invitation to a full one-day interview at the Arlington office. all 30ish college recruits passing the on-campus interview are invited to "Super Saturday", which includes social activities with current employees where they continuously judge your interactions and communications skills. personality is a big importance to getting an offer. Super Saturday also includes an individual case study and a group case study/presentation. intensely long and arduous procedure, but it also gave me a very in-depth taste of the company and its people.
Interview Question – the group case study was the hardest part of the interview. but they expect you to fail. the bigger idea is for the company to see how to interact with a team and answer client questions. my group of four was given an hour to read a case study and plan its design process, and then we were grilled for half an hour by a mock client on its supposed layout and flaws. Answer Question
Negotiation Details – Was asked for negotiating, but did not negotiate.
Accepted Offer – Reviewed Mar 8, 2013
Interview Details – the hiring process was simple a aptitude test then a interview and then hr and finally got through
Accepted Offer – Interviewed in Cambridge, MA Feb 2009 – Reviewed Feb 26, 2013
Interview Details – Campus Hiring Event - on a Saturday. Coding exercise - write code of psuedo code to solve a problem. Review of the code exercise. Behavioral interview looking for very specific examples of attributes, situations and responses. Group interview with observation of how different people were engaging and behaving in a group setting.
Interview Question – No one question - just a lot of probing on fit. Answer Question
Accepted Offer – Interviewed in New York, NY Nov 2010 – Reviewed Feb 15, 2013
Interview Details – They hire really smart, unselfish people so personality is a big criteria. Its a thorough process so be prepared with your area of expertise. I had a phone interview followed by a panel interview in front of 4 people!
Interview Question – Not sure, it was pretty straight forward just a long process with 2 rounds. Answer Question
Negotiation Details – I went through a recruiter and got the compensation I wanted.
Declined Offer – Interviewed in Arlington, VA Jan 2013 – Reviewed Feb 6, 2013
Interview Details –
The interview process was with an initial phone screen and was asked to go for a face to face interview.
A case study was presented which was 4 pages. An hour is given to read the case study and come up with the design and write it on a white board. Abilities to write sql queries, coding is also asked. If the interview is for senior lead position, then the case study will have question like you are given 1 junior developer and 2 senior developers, how will you allocate the task, describe your project plan.
I had only 1 interviewer come and ask me questions on my approach and why I had that approach.
The case study is not difficult, it is lengthy.
Interview Question – There was no difficult question. Answer Question
Reason for Declining – First when I got the interview the location was to my driving distance, then they told me that the location was changed.
Declined Offer – Reviewed Jan 28, 2013
Interview Details – The hiring process started with a phone screening. That was followed by a written test (technical). The test was challenging and subjective in nature. The test was followed by 2 rounds of interviews. The interviews focused mainly on the test answers and was very professionally conducted.
Interview Question – The most unexpected question was about the salary . They wanted to talk numbers before anything else. Answer Question
Accepted Offer – Interviewed in Miami, FL Jul 2008 – Reviewed Dec 17, 2012
Interview Details – Contacted by hr. Number of phone interviews.
Interview Question – None were very hard or unexpected View Answer
Negotiation Details – I went back amd asked for more money after first offer. And i got it.
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