I applied online. The process took 2 days. I interviewed at Sears (Hoffman Estates, IL) in Dec 2017
Interview
There was 5 rounds of interview. The first round was more of a skype interview, with basic coding interview using a open source tool. I was shortlisted and was asked to report for an onsite interview.
The onsite interview comprised of four rounds. The first round was an interview session with the Senior Director. It was more of a 'tell me about yourself' and 'basic interview questions' related to Java and open source concepts.
Following that, I had an interview session with Distinguished engineer. It was a different interview experience and the questions were entirely different. More of applied engineering concepts and Mathematics in real-time.
The third round was a technical interview having questions entirely in core-java to assess the coding approach and thought process. Asked to solve few questions along with explanation.
The fourth round was also a technical interview without much coding. Involved core Java and few other open source concepts.
Overall, the interview process was to assess how strong the candidate is in basics and how deep is the understanding on OOPS. Few other assessment includes thought process and problem solving approach.
I applied online. The process took 4 weeks. I interviewed at Sears (Hoffman Estates, IL) in Dec 2017
Interview
I applied online and about 3 weeks later I received a call from HR. After speaking with the recruiting manager, I was invited to go to the headquarters in Hoffman Estates for an in-person interview. It was a 3-hour panel interview in which I met with 4 groups of interviewers back to back from different departments and spoke with a total of 10 people. Overall the interview was casual and I had a chance to speak about my experiences as well as learn more about the company/role. I received an offer 3 days after the interview.
Interview questions [3]
Question 1
What are some challenges you foresee in this role?
I applied online. I interviewed at Sears (Citrus Heights, CA) in Jul 2017
Interview
It was a group interview. We sat in almost a circle-like position and there were two people who interviewed us. The Interview was not at all what I was expecting. We ended up getting asked two questions- tell us about yourself and what's your availability. I expected more questions but after they asked those two questions, they kept some people and had the rest of us go saying they would call us to let us know if we were needed.