I was speaking at a conference and they were a sponsor and doing interviews with conference attendees. It was a 30 minute face to face interview but wasn't the hiring manager.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Q: How many scrum teams do you manage? How many people on the team?
I applied through a staffing agency. The process took 2 weeks. I interviewed at American Express (Phoenix, AZ) in Aug 2018
Interview
Several interviews with the contract company before I met with Amex management. Two panel interview with American Express management. Very pointed interview to comprehend if I had the skills they needed for this challenging environment.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
how to manage your scrum team in fast-paced environment. How to handle scum members who aren't completing their User Stories. How to manage User Story creation. How to prepare for PI event. How to complete burndown charts.
Scrum Master applicants have rated the interview process at American Express with 3 out of 5 (where 5 is the highest level of difficulty) and assessed their interview experience as 100% positive. To compare, the company-average is 61.7% positive. This is according to Glassdoor user ratings.
Candidates applying for Scrum Master roles take an average of 14 days to get hired, when considering 2 user submitted interviews for this role. To compare, the hiring process at American Express overall takes an average of 25 days.
Common stages of the interview process at American Express as a Scrum Master according to 2 Glassdoor interviews include:
Phone interview: 33%
Group panel interview: 33%
One on one interview: 33%
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