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Updated May 15, 2012 – Interview questions and reviews posted anonymously by interview candidates.
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Senior QA Manager at UTi Worldwide
Posted May 15, 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 Dec 2010 in Portland, OR (took 2 weeks)
I was initially contacted by the HR department and asked relatively generic questions in line with my resume. This portion of the process was "easy"; my resume was in line with what they were looking for and all questions were based on my resume.
I had a phone interview afterwards with the CTO, who asked very specific specific questions about my background and gave me information about the position. I believe what he was looking for at that juncture was someone confident and comfortable with themselves and what they had to offer. I'd say this part of the interview was "do I think I like this person and would they fit into my team?".
Next, I was flown out to the West Coast and met personally with the CTO and directors that morning. I chatted with all of them (not what you would call a standard interview), had lunch with one, and wrapped up with dinner with the CTO. I had an opportunity to ask a lot of questions, which I did. When you're moving across the country, you want to make sure it's a good fit in both directions. This part of the process was difficult; there's a 3-hour time difference, so lunch/dinner was 3 hours later than "normal", I had been meeting with people assessing me all day, and by the time dinner was over, it was midnight my time. At the conclusion of dinner, I was asked to prepare a proposal of how I would set up and organize the department based on what I had learned all day. It had to be submitted before I left in the morning.
This is, quite literally, the "best" test for a senior leadership position I've ever had, and to tell the truth, it was the clincher for me. I knew I wanted to work for the company as soon as they asked for it. It was really quite a brilliant request and I REALLY like to work with and for smart people. I found a printer at the hotel and put together a proposal (took me 3 hours) and submitted it the next morning before my plane left, meeting with a few other staff members for breakfast.
What they "learned" from that on-site process was how I presented myself, how I produce under pressure, whether I listen to and respond appropriately to my peers, and whether I would set up an organization that fit into their vision.
By the time I arrived back home, I was a zombie, but I was offered the job a week later.
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The negotiation phase was easy; there was none. I was asked what I wanted, asked for something fair and in keeping with my level of experience and background, and that's what I was offered.
As far as advice goes, it's important to know what you're worth in the marketplace and neither ask for something unreasonable or sell yourself short. I've never had issues with negotiating; I have a bottom line and it has to be met or I don't accept the offer. I've walked away from job offers (even opportunities I found attractive); if someone can't pay you what you feel is fair at the outset, it's very unlikely that will change going forward. And nothing is worse than resentment and feeling cheated in regards to compensation; it can ruin what is an otherwise good job. Nor do you want to price yourself out of the market; it doesn't really matter if you want Y dollars if only one or two firms are paying more than X. That means employees at those few firms will have to die before their positions become available!
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I got the interview through a Recruiter and the interview consisted of a Phone Interview, a 1:1 Interview and a Group/Panel Interview.
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Operations at UTi Worldwide
Posted Nov 23, 2010
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3.0
Average Interview
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Overall Neutral Experience
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Received and Accepted Offer
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Interviewed Jan 2010 (took a day)
the HR was coodinating the scheduling of the meeting. It was a pretty seamless process. I was interviewed by the VP followed by 3 other members in the team. Though the interview seemed like a stress interview, it went on pretty well and finally I secured a job.
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The interview consisted of a 1:1 Interview.
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Senior Instructional Designer at UTi Worldwide
Posted Sep 9, 2010 — 0 of 2 people found this helpful
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5.0
Very Difficult Interview
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Overall Negative Experience
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Interviewed and No Offer
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Interviewed Sep 2010 in Long Beach, CA (took a day)
I really never had the chance to interview because even though I applied online rather late at night, I received an email almost immediately stating I did not meet the minimum qualifications. There is no way my application was even reviewed. Then, they sent another email inviting me to apply for another (lower) position. Even though I was overqualified for the lower position, they sent another automatic email stating I did not meet the minimum qualifications. My advice to any job seeker is to not even bother wasting your time if they do not even review your application. There is no way they could make an immediate judgment. Maybe I just did not use the right key words they were looking for; I did vary my resume for the second position, making an effort to use some of the key words from the announcement.
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I Applied Online.
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Consultant at UTi Worldwide
Posted Jul 21, 2010 — 1 of 1 people found this helpful
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3.0
Average Interview
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Overall Neutral Experience
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Interviewed and No Offer
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Interviewed Mar 2009 (took 1 week)
On campus interview. They had a presentation for the class previously and we had to apply through the career center. The interview went just ok. I had the last but one interview of the day, probably a tired interviewer, and hence seemed a little disinterested. Mostly covered general questions like tell me about yourself, walk through the resume, why you are the best candidate for the job etc. The response came after a week.
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I got the interview through a College or University and the interview consisted of a 1:1 Interview.
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Process Manager at UTi Worldwide
Posted Jun 18, 2010
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1.0
Very Easy Interview
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Overall Positive Experience
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Interviewed and No Offer
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Interviewed May 2010 in Portland, OR (took 2 days)
I was contacted by a recruiter who saw my profile on LinkedIn. I had a phone interview with the recruitier reveiwing my qualifications. She then contacted the company and they expressed interest in speaking with me so she set up an interview. The recruiter was from out of state and she had me connect with a more local recuriuter to meet with just prior to the interview. My discussion wiht the local recruiter was limited as his main responsibility was to coordinate the local interview and make sure I was comfortable with the process.
I then met one with the hiring manager. He had me relate to him my background after describing the job and opportunities availabe. I learned in the interview that there were actually three positions that he wanted to fill and that he thought my background and expereince would be best suited for a Global GL Manager position available. The hiring manager was setting up a new office in Portland and had been only in the area (came from South Africa) for less than 6 months. So far they had hired 30 people and within 2 years expected to have 300 working out of their office in downtown Portland. The company had the entire 12 floor of the office buildinig and the office was all in place and a simply skeleton staff at this point. I was very impressed with the young hiring manager as he was sharp and articulate.
The company was working to establish one systme, Oracle, throughout their many companies and was looking for seasoned managers/ financial executives with Oracle experience to lead the effort and establish a common technology platform of Oracle Financials. I was well suited for the position. It would have required 50% travel initially. They were looking to fill thie three positions as soon as possible and told me I would get feedback right away, which I did. Although the interview I thought went well they declined to pursue me further, sending me an e-mail within 2 dyas letting me know. I didnt get an offer, but I appreciated the process and timely response so I could direct my attentions elsewhere.
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I got the interview through a Recruiter and the interview consisted of a Phone Interview and a 1:1 Interview.
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