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Interviewed Jan 2008 in Cupertino, CA (took 2+ weeks)

Several rounds of interviews, first 2 rounds were phone based then I was invited onsite for 2 days of interviews. I think the total people I met were about 8 or 10. Most of the interviews were technical in nature except with 2 people who felt more to be personality oriented.

Interview Questions

implement a search algorithm that is best fitted for millions of small entries

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Negotiation Details

flexible, don't go for first offer, ask for more and they will counter with more than initial but less than you asked but it all depends how bad they need you.

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I got the interview through a Recruiter and the interview consisted of a Phone Interview, a 1:1 Interview, a Drug Test and a Background Check.

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Interviewed and No Offer

Interviewed Mar 2010 in Cupertino, CA (took a day)

Submitted an online application. Several weeks later received a call from HR for a phone screen. Went well, so he set up a phone interview with the hiring manager. Spoke with the hiring manager for about an hour. She was able to describe the job, her position and my role very well. A lot of back and forth questions on both sides. Interview may have run late, she had to leave for a meeting. I followed up with an email summary of our conversation, which in a nice way, made it pretty clear I was well over qualified for the job. I expressed interest in working at Symantec where ever they saw a good fit for me. Never heard anything back from the hiring manager or HR.

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Mostly just asked questions about my background.

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Can't recall anything specific, no technical questions. The interview was several months ago.

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The interview consisted of a Phone Interview.

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Interviewed May 2008 in Cupertino, CA (took a day)

Symantec are a bunch of old wankers. If you have any skills whatsoever, they will be jealous. Instead, you need to demonstrate that you will be diplomatic and work well with a team. That's all they care about. There are some pretty weak employees at Symantec, and they are still there simply because they are nice to others and talk gently. Most people there have no talent and are intimidated by highly talented people. Again, you need to show you are a team player, and that you have worked successfully in big, old fashion, wanker companies just like Symantec.