I applied online. The process took 2 weeks. I interviewed at AOL (Arlington, VA) in Apr 2014
Interview
Had 1 technical interview session in codility consisting of 4 questions.
Then I was assigned a 24 hr timeline project to complete (developing a web application)
Then onsite interview consisting of 5 30-minute sessions followed by a discussion with a cultural ambassador who focuses on your overall fit into the company's culture
Finally a Skype session with the hiring manager since he couldn't meet me on the day of the onsite interview
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
The technical questions were pretty much standard. Nothing out of the ordinary.
The cultural discussion session had a lot of questions for which there is just no right answer. Most of them are questions that look for your opinion on things like team building, building trust with your teammates, etc etc.
Online only, typeform like questions and answers. not too hard, and plenty room to answer the questions. not sure if they received, etc notes notes notes notes many notes to enter. Just want to look at something
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Give an example of a time where you experienced a challenge and how you over came it
I applied through college or university. I interviewed at AOL
Interview
Talked with CTO and senior product manager about previous experience. No tech questions. They talked a lot about how interns works at AOL area 51, what they offer to interns and what they expect from interns.
The First round was behavioral talking to the manager over the phone and discussing your previous project and work experience. It lasted for 30 minutes. The second round was an online coding test via Hackerrank.
Software Engineer applicants have rated the interview process at AOL with 2.8 out of 5 (where 5 is the highest level of difficulty) and assessed their interview experience as 56% positive. To compare, the company-average is 59.6% positive. This is according to Glassdoor user ratings.
Candidates applying for Software Engineer roles take an average of 13 days to get hired, when considering 30 user submitted interviews for this role. To compare, the hiring process at AOL overall takes an average of 22 days.
Common stages of the interview process at AOL as a Software Engineer according to 30 Glassdoor interviews include:
Phone interview: 34%
One on one interview: 22%
Skills test: 18%
Group panel interview: 7%
Background check: 6%
Personality test: 4%
Presentation: 4%
Drug test: 1%
IQ intelligence test: 1%
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