I applied through college or university. The process took 1 day. I interviewed at SoftLayer (Houston, TX) in Aug 2011
Interview
I received an email from the site manager while I was still working at another job. After calling him and talking a little bit on the phone we realized that there would be no increase in my pay by coming to SoftLayer, but the location and benefits, as well as the type of work I would be exposed to were enough to make it worth my while. I came in for an interview and was impressed with the layout of the office and the datacenter as well as the relaxed mentality and attitudes of the employees. The interview went well and only took about thirty minutes. I emailed him later to thank him for the interview and he got back to me about two weeks later with a date he wanted me to report to HR.
I applied through an employee referral. I interviewed at SoftLayer
Interview
One on one interview with the hiring manager. The interview lasted around 30-45 mins. Interview questions were mostly entry level for technical expertise and some questions to see if you fit the company culture.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Explain the difference between RAID0, RAID1, and RAID10.
I applied through a recruiter. The process took 4 weeks. I interviewed at SoftLayer
Interview
1st - Recruiter - Basic question about work, and explain what we do.
2nd - Internal worker - Test Basic hardware, network question.
3rd - F2F interview - More technical thing, but IT basic knowledge
I applied online. The process took 3 weeks. I interviewed at SoftLayer
Interview
The hiring process takes awhile and the interview process was very quick I was in and out of the interview in 30 minutes the person who hired me was very polite and upfront on what they were looking for in an employee