Toughest Tech Companies for Job Interviews
ThoughtWorks (#2 on Glassdoor’s top 25 list)
A candidate went through seven interviews. The “exhausting” process was “as much about whether you want to work there, as whether they want you.”
Google (#8)
Hardest stage was “a sales mock-up pitch via the phone. … You do need to understand the industry and local market, and be up-to-date with related technologies.”
Hubspot (#10)
Candidates are asked to take a lengthy test with six parts to gauge personality, vocabulary, situational analysis, analogies, math ability and word-problem skills.
Avaya (#15)
One contender participated in an on-site interview day that lasted six hours, with eight different staffers.
Microsoft (#16)
Thorough but professional, with one candidate citing a “good balance of discussion [about] my experience, skills and my current and future interests.”
Citrix Systems (#19)
Interviewees are grilled on not only tech knowledge but business savvy. “I targeted both my tactical and strategic examples to demonstrate my range,” one candidate says.
NVIDIA (#20)
Even if you get shortlisted for an on-site interview, don’t expect a full-time offer without an internal reference.
Informatica (#21)
“Most of the interview questions are related to algorithms, problem solving and critical thinking. Interviewers are very friendly.… They focus less on coding and more on general design.”
Facebook (#22)
“I told [the interviewer] about my future plans for Facebook. She said it wasn’t much different from what they have now.”
Guidewire (#23)
Candidates should be prepared to dive deeply into obscure areas of Java. The experience “definitely developed my tech-interview skills.”
