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I had one phone interview with HR person and one face-to-face interview with hiring manager and technical lead. Questions were mostly related to my previous experience. Technical questions were not very difficult and were asked with intention to check whether I really know the stuff I wrote in my resume. Overall it was a good experience.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Describe major differences between Hibernate and MyBatis
I applied online. The process took 4 weeks. I interviewed at CGI (San Diego, CA)
Interview
Applied to the position online and a few days later received an email from the recruiter. Had my initial interview with the recruiter which was easy and nothing out of the ordinary. Explained my resume and how I thought I could use my experience in the role I was applying for. The recruiter also asked if I was interviewing with anyone else to which I said yes. She asked that I just let her know if another offer was given to me, which makes sense.
At the end of the initial call, the recruiter said she was going to move forward with me. She asked that I email her my schedule and that she would find time for two more phone interviews (with two other people). These calls were set up quickly and were only 30 minutes each. These interviews were more intense as the two people who interviewed me wanted to know exactly what my qualifications were and specific information regarding previous experience. Since I was a good fit for the position, this was not bad, but they certainly drilled down my resume.
After finishing the second and third phone interview, I received an email pretty quickly from the recruiter saying she got the ok to schedule me for a final, in-person interview. At this point, I had received another offer. I mentioned that to the recruiter and she sped up the process. The final interview was on location and was with two people. I joined them in their office and they spent the next hour asking me questions. One individual was more technical and the other was more business. Very nice people who did not ask anything out of the ordinary. They were also aware that I had been made another offer and assured me they would expedite the process so I could make a decision if they decided to make an offer.
About 24 hours later the recruiter called me and told me they would match the other offer and that I would be receiving the offer letter shortly. Within 48 hours from the final interview I had the offer letter along with all the benefits information. After analysis, I let the recruiter know I would be taking the other offer. The recruiter responded and wished me luck in my new position. Then, about two days later, I get a call from the recruiter who leaves a voice mail asking me to call back. I call back the next day but she did not answer and I never heard back. My guess is they were willing to up the offer but I missed the call.
I applied through a recruiter. The process took 2 days. I interviewed at CGI (Lebanon, VA) in Mar 2013
Interview
Consisted of 3 30-minute interviews, as well as a presentation discussing CGI as a company. The interviews asked me about Object-Oriented programming, coding experience, and theoretical scenarios and how you would deal with them. Some questions are verbal, while others ask you to write code on the fly on a white-board. They were pretty straight-forward. They may also ask you a brain teaser or two near the end. They will also ask you questions related to what you put on your resume, so make sure you're confident with what's on your resume.
There were about 8-12 people there interviewing for the same position, so it seemed very competitive.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
A worker is to perform work for you for seven straight days. In return for his work, you will pay him 1/7th of a bar of gold per day. The worker requires a daily payment of 1/7th of the bar of gold. If you were only able to make 2 cuts to the gold bar, describe how this will allow you to pay him 1/7th each day?