Asking general questions about your past experiences and a few general questions about the basics of object-oriented design. After the interview, they never get back to you, even if you email them to follow up. Waste of time!

My initial contact was through a college career fair, just cruising for prospects. Everyone at the mcaConnect booth was friendly and outgoing, and the brief they gave me on their mission and environment intrigued me. An information session held at my college some weeks later reinforced these initial impressions, and provided me with a strong incentive to apply. My situation was somewhat unusual, since I decided to stay a semester longer at college than originally anticipated, and ended up waiting a full year for the cycle to roll around. When it was application season again, we got in touch -- and I was pleased to discover my contacts remembered who I was, a big plus in terms of company environment. The first real interview mixed technical with behavioral, and took place at the career center at my school. Questions like "please describe the difference between an interface and an abstract class" intermingled with questions regarding my personality. This was also an opportunity to learn about mcaConnect from a personal perspective. My second round interview was very different than expected. It felt more like a relaxed conversation than a scrutiny of my abilities, and centered a lot on me as a person, how I fit in to teams, experiences I've had, and what I'm looking to do with my life. It was also another chance for me to get more in-depth detail on what things are like at mcaConnect. More than judgement, this interview established a comfortable and natural setting for both myself and my interviewer to get a feel for the kind of environment we each represented and were looking for in the other person/organization. Most of this process was interspersed with communication with the recruiter, a friendly and helpful person who assisted me greatly in navigating the application and hiring procedures.