The hiring process at Autodesk takes an average of 21 days when considering 1 user submitted interviews across all job titles. Candidates applying for Procurement Specialist had the quickest hiring process (on average 21 days), whereas Procurement Specialist roles had the slowest hiring process (on average 21 days).
We are in a special division of Autodesk--a finite element simulation department bought by Autodesk. It requires high education level (mostly Ph.D.) in the relevant field. So the job interview is kind of informal. Basically we would ask about your experience. It is relatively easy to figure out if one is qualified. But other positions, such as GUI developers, do have to take some standard tests (e.g. C++).
Interview questions [1]
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In our field, no. If you are in the field, you are in. If you are close, you'll need some one to refer you, and most of time we (developers) will let you in.
I applied through an employee referral. The process took 3 months. I interviewed at Autodesk (San Francisco, CA)
Interview
Phone screened by a recruiter, then the hiring manager. After that I had 1x1 interviews with everyone on the hiring managers staff (6 people) over the course of a few weeks. Interview questions were very open ended. The biggest thing they were looking for was whether I could fit into their culture. I didn't really know why the asked until after I started. The culture of the group I was going to required consensus building to an extreme level.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
I didn't receive any technical or unexpected questions. All the questions were very straight forward and basic.