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Updated Sep 18, 2011 – Interview questions and reviews posted anonymously by interview candidates.
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Engineering Manager at Sun Microsystems
Posted Sep 18, 2011
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3.0
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Overall Positive Experience
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Received and Accepted Offer
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Interviewed Jan 2010 (took 1 week)
Described working experiences, technical capabilities and project management techniques. Former projects were also discussed and asked by the panel during the personal up front interview. Went to the drawing board to describe the processes, quality control practices that were done by the previous experiences. Asked personal questions regarding plans, rooms to growth and etc.
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I Applied Online and the interview consisted of a Phone Interview and a 1:1 Interview.
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Engineer at Sun Microsystems
Posted Aug 26, 2011
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3.0
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Overall Positive Experience
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Interviewed and No Offer
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Interviewed Feb 2009 (took a day)
First there is a phone interview. After that you will be invited for an on-site interview by 4-5 people.
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I Applied Online and the interview consisted of a Phone Interview and a 1:1 Interview.
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Member of Technical Staff at Sun Microsystems
Posted Jun 18, 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 Jan 2009 (took 3 weeks)
The first round was a skills test consisting on C, C++, OS questions. They were very tough, especially questions relating to unix system programming and concepts. The second round was 1:1 onsite. The third round was a telephonic one with a senior colleague from the US and the final one was with the Director of the group regarding salary negotiation.
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It was respectful and progressive. Do not be afraid to ask a little higher salary than what you desire, and there will be a little bargaining here and there. However, do not be too rigid - Sun is a great place to work at and you will have a great work-life balance.
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I got the interview through an Employee Referral and the interview consisted of a Phone Interview, a 1:1 Interview and a Skills Test.
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Technical Support Engineer at Sun Microsystems
Posted Mar 23, 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 Feb 2009 in Menlo Park, CA (took 1 week)
I was hired to help with localized desktop and network support. The initial interview was a brief phone call. Followed by a group interview and another phone interview.
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Negotiation Details
Very short. No negotiation.
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I applied In-Person and the interview consisted of a 1:1 Interview and a Group/Panel Interview.
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Staff Software Engineer at Sun Microsystems
Posted Feb 24, 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 2009 (took 2 days)
Very orderly, fair and respectful.
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The interview consisted of a Phone Interview and a 1:1 Interview.
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Director, Business Operations at Sun Microsystems
Posted Jan 27, 2011
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1.0
Very Easy Interview
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Overall Positive Experience
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Received and Accepted Offer
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Interviewed Jun 2009 in Santa Clara, CA (took 1 week)
A Director approved me and asked me if I'd like to work in his group.
Negotiation Details
This was not appropriate for the situation
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The interview consisted of a 1:1 Interview.
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Member of Technical Staff (MTS) at Sun Microsystems
Posted Jan 9, 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 Aug 2010 in Bangalore (India) (took 2 weeks)
It consists of 1 written test for 1 hour covering 4 sections C Programming, OS, Aptitude, Puzzle. I guess it was some 70 questions overall. Then 4 rounds of F2F interview, each round is elimination round.
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Negotiation Details
Straight.
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The interview consisted of a Phone Interview and a 1:1 Interview.
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Engineer at Sun Microsystems
Posted Dec 13, 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 Jun 2008 (took 5 days)
interview process was smooth and technical
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Negotiation Details
negotiation was very straight forward
Other Details
I Applied Online and the interview consisted of a Phone Interview and a 1:1 Interview.
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Software Engineer at Sun Microsystems
Posted Nov 13, 2010
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2.0
Easy Interview
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Overall Neutral Experience
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Received and Accepted Offer
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Interviewed Mar 2008 (took 1+ week)
very smooth process of interview. Liked the people
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I Applied Online and the interview consisted of a 1:1 Interview.
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Product Manager at Sun Microsystems
Posted Oct 7, 2010 — 1 of 1 people found this helpful
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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 2008 in Menlo Park, CA (took 4+ weeks)
Hiring process consisted of a phone screen followed by a group interview with people I'd be working closely with. Questions were pretty straightforward such as "Why do you want to work at Sun", "What do you think this position entails", and "What skills do you bring to this position"
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Negotiation Details
Be prepared to answer the salary range question during the phone screen. Sun pays fairly, so you don't have to worry about being low-balled. My salary was exactly at the median for the year 2008.
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I Applied Online and the interview consisted of a Phone Interview, a 1:1 Interview and a Group/Panel Interview.
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