SecureWorks Interview Questions & Reviews
Updated Apr 1, 2012 – Interview questions and reviews posted anonymously by interview candidates.
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Operations Development Engineer at SecureWorks
Posted Apr 1, 2012 — 1 of 1 people found this helpful
3.0
Average Interview
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Overall Negative Experience
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Received and Accepted Offer
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Interviewed Feb 2012 in Atlanta, GA (took 2 weeks)
Through multiple stages of interview I spoke with my potential supervisor, colleagues, and team leads. There were personality and conversational portions of the interviews as well as technical quizzes. The interviews happened in three stages over the course of two weeks, all on the phone, with some one on one portions and a large conference call as well.
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Negotiation Details
The recruiter handling my negotiation, as an intermediary between myself and the hiring manager and other supervisors involved in the process, was responsive to my situation and the nature of the other offers I was considering. We went through a couple of rounds of negotiation as I narrowed down the other offers, benefits packages, perks, etc.
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I Applied Online and the interview consisted of a Background Check, a Drug Test, a Group/Panel Interview, a 1:1 Interview and a Phone Interview.
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Senior Software Engineer at SecureWorks
Posted Nov 21, 2011
4.0
Difficult Interview
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Overall Neutral Experience
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Interviewed and No Offer
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Interviewed Nov 2011 in Atlanta, GA (took 2 weeks)
This position is for java technologies. First I had a phone interview with the manager and that was easy. Pretty much general questions on java like abstract class, interface, JSP, CSS questions. Then I was selected for the panel interview and it was scheduled for 3 long hours at their Atlanta office. This project is very much diversed and people sit at different geographic locations. Only two of their project members sit at altanta, GA. Rest two at RI and two at myrtle beach. so, I had teleconference with them.
Team members at atlanta, ga seemed very geeky and their questions were with some purpose Though it was not so difficult questions, they easily built my nerves. They asked questions about datastructures, recursive functions, comparator, comparable difference etc. They asked about java services and some design patterns.
Rest of the teleconferencing went good. Few logical questions and programmatic java questions. They were testing on the practical knowledge of java.
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I Applied Online and the interview consisted of a Group/Panel Interview and a Phone Interview.
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Engineering at SecureWorks
Posted Jan 2, 2011
3.0
Average Interview
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Overall Neutral Experience
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Received and Declined Offer
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Interviewed Nov 2010 in San Diego, CA (took 1 week)
Met with a few team members and shown around the office. They were willing to let me learn how to do much of what they do on the job, which was good because my future position was always kind of nebulous... I wasn't exactly sure what I would be doing, other than that it would involve writing code some of the time. Everyone was nice, and interview went pretty well for me. My biggest issues were that the people in the office all seemed a little bored of their job, and they failed to either show or promote any kind of excitement. However, they all did seem to feel like they worked with good people - I did not get a sense the that office was filled with idiots at all. I was lucky to have other job offers on the table, and was able to be selective in my decision.
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I got the interview through an Employee Referral and the interview consisted of a Group/Panel Interview, a 1:1 Interview and a Phone Interview.
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Software Engineer at SecureWorks
Posted Dec 12, 2010
3.0
Average Interview
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Overall Negative Experience
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Interviewed and No Offer
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Interviewed Sep 2010 in Atlanta, GA (took 1 week)
After an initial 30min phone screen, I was invited to a 4-5 hour long interview, consisting of 5 one on one sessions, each lasting around 45 to 60 minutes. Questions touched areas of previous work experience, "social" things ("what are your hobbies"), as well as deeper technical knowledge. I was also given two "problem solving skills" questions.
Overall, it appears they do expect good technical background.
On the negative side, no one offered a drink, not even water during the whole 4 hour+ sessions. More importantly, I was supposed to receive an answer from HR within a few days, but never did. Even after more than two months and after contacting them a few times via email and phone, no final word from SecureWorks.
This leads me to believe that they interview for positions that do not actually exist, just to find good candidates to add to their database for later.
Interview Questions
(Where X is a common Linux commandline tool, and Y an action that you could "normally" quickly look up in a man-page)
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I got the interview through a Recruiter and the interview consisted of a 1:1 Interview and a Phone Interview.
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Security Analyst at SecureWorks
Posted Oct 14, 2010
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 (took 2 months)
This company values competent, intelligent, and reliable employees and it shows in the interview process. There are 2 technical interview followed by the in person interview session. The in person interview is usually with some of the team members in addition to the manager. You should be prepared for more a technical and a social interviews as work life balance is important. The job application process includes an intelligence test so be prepared for the usual personality test and SAT/GRE type math and verbal questions. In the interview itself, you should give detailed answers showing your knowledge on the topic.
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Negotiation Details
Salary, Shift Schedule, Lunch are negotiable. Relocation Assistance is not negotiable. My advice is to just ask.
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I got the interview through a College or University and the interview consisted of a Background Check, a Personality Test, a Skills Test, an IQ/Intelligence Test, a 1:1 Interview and a Phone Interview.
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Product Marketing Manager at SecureWorks
Posted Sep 27, 2010
4.0
Difficult Interview
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Overall Negative Experience
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Interviewed and No Offer
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Interviewed Jun 2010 in Atlanta, GA (took 5 months)
Interview process was at best confusing, convoluted and one sided. I went through phone interviews with five key SecureWorks employees that I would be working with if offered the job. Each phone interview was about 30 minutes scheduled in back-to-back sessions over two days. It felt a bit like speed dating.... I really did not have the opportunity to ask a number of questions that I had prepared.
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The interview consisted of a Phone Interview.
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Product Manager at SecureWorks
Posted Aug 4, 2010 — 1 of 1 people found this helpful
2.0
Easy Interview
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Overall Negative Experience
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Interviewed and No Offer
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Interviewed May 2010 in Atlanta, GA (took 2 days)
Following phone interview, I interviewed one on one with 3 co-workers to be and the manager. It took about 3.5 hours. Most of the co-workers were not knowledgeable in my skill set.
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The interview consisted of a 1:1 Interview and a Phone Interview.
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Product Manager at SecureWorks
Posted Feb 3, 2010 — 1 of 1 people found this helpful
1.0
Very Easy Interview
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Overall Negative Experience
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Interviewed and No Offer
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Interviewed Jan 2010 in Atlanta, GA (took 6 weeks)
I was called about a Product Manager opportunity. During the initial phone screen, the HR people didn't know what the role was for or how it would fit in the organization. The only thing clear was the hiring manager. After a 45 minute conversation, I was told I would hear within a day or 2. After 1 week I followed up with HR and received no reply. After 2 weeks I tried again and was told I would hear by the end of the day. After 6 weeks I received a generic rejection letter. Just as well, if this is the way SecureWorks treats people, I don't won't to work there.
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The interview consisted of a Phone Interview.
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Marketing at SecureWorks
Posted Nov 19, 2009
2.0
Easy Interview
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Overall Neutral Experience
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Received and Accepted Offer
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Interviewed May 2007 in Atlanta, GA (took 2 weeks)
I originally applied online in a resume blast I did to try and find a job.
A couple MONTHS later, I was emailed to set up a phone interview. This happened the the next day and went very well.
The next week, I was asked to submit writing samples and schedule an on-site interview. When setting up the in person interview, they said they were "very flexible, whenever was convenient for me." However, they were not flexible, and only had the next afternoon available. So I adjusted my schedule so that would work for me at the last minute. Then, they said "I believe I said we were available during the afternoon, but actually, we are not. Are you available in the morning?" I again, made myself available, but never heard back from them with a confirmed interview time, or directions to their office. I sent an email at the end of business that day letting them know that I would "Google" their office and be there at 9 am.
I received a phone call at 8:50 am the next morning asking if I had figured out how to get there... I was already in the parking lot. I would definitely characterize this communication process as less than ideal.
Anyway, the in person interview turned out to be a series of 1 on 1 interviews with everyone on the Marketing team, luckily, I did not have any conflicts with staying in their offices for 3 hours. My resume and experience were discussed and I received praise for my writing skills. I was told I would hear back "soon."
The next day, I received an offer from another company who wanted a decision right away, so I accepted. I let SecureWorks know and they immediately called me and offered me a job at a higher pay rate.
Overall, the interview process was straightforward and easy if you are good at speaking with others about yourself, albeit confusing and poorly coordinated. I accepted the offer based on a continued interest in the position, and the pay.
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Negotiation Details
I didn't really need to negotiate since they offered me more than I was looking for so I was happy.
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I Applied Online and the interview consisted of a Group/Panel Interview, a 1:1 Interview and a Phone Interview.
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