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Updated Mar 20, 2012 – Interview questions and reviews posted anonymously by interview candidates.
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Senior Associate at Sapient
Posted Mar 20, 2012
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4.0
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Overall Positive Experience
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Received and Accepted Offer
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Interviewed May 2011 in Bangalore (India) (took 5 days)
First round is java technical test.. it was about 75 mins and u need to answer 60 questions.. u will be tested on all the technologies like core java, jsp, servlets, EJB, JDBC, SQL , XML, etc.. test is tough too.
2nd round. u will be given a scenario ... u r expected to design the scenario in one hour..
3rd round is technical round.. Mostly it will be 1:1. But for me it was telephonic interview.. it was decent..
4th round is HR round(Personality test).. This is interesting and you will be asked real time questions .. Ex:- what will u do if your team members go on sick leave during the release time.. etc...
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Negotiation Details
Not much of negotiation.. they pay you more than the industry standards
Other Details
The interview consisted of a Phone Interview, a Skills Test and a Personality Test.
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Senior Associate at Sapient
Posted Dec 11, 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 Nov 2011 in Boston, MA (took 3 days)
A friend of mine, who works there, submitted a referral for me. A month or two passed by and then someone from HR contacted me to setup a phone interview. The phone interview wasn't very long, as it served just as an introduction with HR and to setup the next interview with a manager.
The phone interview with a manager was a general interview. He asked me to go over my resume, some questions about my skills and work experiences, and some behavioral questions too. Some of the questions that struct me were: " Tell me your strengths and weaknesses", "What do you fear the most about your current job" and "Tell me about your biggest failure on the job".
Apparently I passed that interview, because I was called for 1:1 interview in person. This one was for about 3 hours, where I met three executives separately, for an hour each. This was more difficult, as they asked me a lot of specific questions about projects, project management, databases, finance, technology, etc.
I would recommend that the candidates are honest and talk about their skills and experiences with a positive tone. For example, if you don't have an experience in something, indicate your willingness to learn and mention how you learned something in the past. For negative questions, such as "What was your biggest failure", the best tactic is to be honest and talk about something that went wrong in your experience, but finish with the steps you took to fix it. Also, research the company before going to the interview and prepare some good questions to ask them, they appreciate that.
They will send you an interview package email before the 1:1 interview, so make sure you read all the links in there. There are some Harvard and Yale Business Cases I found in there and they were very helpful.
For the company culture, I can only tell you what my perceptions are so far (I haven't started working there yet). The people seem very nice and willing to help out. They are also very smart and experienced, so you have what to learn from them. They work on projects for clients and that's what you are paid to do as well. In the current climate, it sounds like clients are pushing them for efficiency, which means do more in less time with less resources, so you need to be ok with that. I imagine there will a lot of days when you work long hours, and there is a lot of travel. Some of the travel is quick, like a day or two, and sometimes you can be asked to work 4 days a week in a different location (like another city) and then come back and work the 5th day from home or in the home office. It seems like they pay well and there are opportunities for advancement, if the client and your co-workers like you, so it seems like a good arrangement to me.
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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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Senior Associate at Sapient
Posted Aug 10, 2011
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4.0
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Overall Positive Experience
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Received and Accepted Offer
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Interviewed May 2010 in Gurgaon, Haryana (India) (took a day)
To start with, there was an online test consisting of question of your skill set for which you have been invited
(mine was java/j2ee). Following which there is a design exercise. Then a panel takes an interview reviewing the design and questions are asked regarding the justification of your approach. Once that is cleared there is a managerial round in which there are questions related to the roles you have performed and challenges you have faced while being in those roles.
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The interview consisted of a 1:1 Interview.
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Senior Associate at Sapient
Posted Nov 12, 2010
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4.0
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Overall Positive Experience
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Received and Accepted Offer
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Interviewed Oct 2010 in New York, NY (took 2 weeks)
First had a HR phone interview for 1/2 hour, basic questions on why change in job and what is my experience and skills are. Then next day has a 1/2 hour phone technical interview. This was not much technical, just a chat on technologies that I have worked so for in my projects. Then came the one on one the 4 hour interview. The HR will call you give the details what your interview schedule is and whom with. Be prepared to present, code and talk.
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Negotiation Details
I tried negotiating but the hiring manager talked me out.
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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Senior Associate at Sapient
Posted Jul 8, 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 Dec 2009 in New York, NY (took 4 weeks)
Initial phone screen with HR. Rapidly progressed to three 1 hour interviews in person at varying professional levels. Process was very straight-forward and open. First interview was to determine personality fit with the Sapient culture. Typical questions here about dealing with difficult coworkers, demonstrating situations in which you went above and beyond to persuade others, etc. Second interview was the determine domain expertise. In this area, Sapient domain knowledge is very deep - so I'd suggest being very sharp on your domain prior to the interview. Final session was the most informal with a senior member of the staff - who answers questions and helps you understand how Sapient may be a good fit for your career. So far, this was the most professional, efficient, and organized interview process I've ever been through.
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Negotiation Details
Slight negotiation before offer was made. Post offer is made, it is advised not to negotiate further.
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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Senior Associate at Sapient
Posted Jul 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 Jul 2009 in Gurgaon, Haryana (India) (took 3 days)
Was smooth, there was a phone screen followed by online test. After this there was a one to one technical interview which centered around the technical test. This was followed by the HR interview where they checked leadership and program manager capabilities.
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Negotiation Details
Ask depending on the payscales of of the prospective employer rather than your own current pay. Sapient, for example has a very wide pay scale for senior associates. you should be able to negotiate on the higher side.
Other Details
I got the interview through a Recruiter and the interview consisted of a Phone Interview, a 1:1 Interview and a Skills Test.
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