I applied online. I interviewed at Architecture Technology Corporation (Latham, NY) in Apr 2017
Interview
The whole process is three steps: you submit your resume online, next step is a SparkHire pre-recorded video interview, followed by an on-site interview at their office. For the sake of this story, a question on the online resume submission asks whether you have a drivers' license. I do not know how to drive, and I had assumed while reading that this was regarding whether I would require a visa to work at the company. I have a state-issued ID, which I thought was suitable, and marked yes.
The video interview is standard fare, beginning with questions that resembled, "you are working on a group project and someone doesn't pull their weight. How do you respond?". A few technical questions are asked at the end although they escape my memory at this point.
I had passed the online interview and was invited on a Thursday for a full day (9am to 5pm) onsite interview scheduled the next Wednesday at their Latham, NY location. It was 3 hours away from my home location by car and roughly 5 hours by train. I asked the same day about travel reimbursement as well as other details about the timeline of the day. The woman who was placed in charge of me did not respond for 4 days due to personal reasons, giving me my much needed travel information on late Monday.
Because I had to coordinate my travel by train, I inquired about whether I should stay two nights in a hotel at company expense, possibly end the full-day interview at 3pm so I could leave at an earlier train, or reschedule the interview for a different day given that I had gotten my travel information so close to the interview date. Instead, I was sent an email riddled with typos and without a signature from anyone in the company that they "are perusing other candidates". There was a clear lack of coordination between the two people I emailed with as well as a lack of willingness to cooperate or come to an understanding (given that I got rejected over not having a driver's license rather than for my lack of technical skill for a position where I would be interacting with code and not a car).
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
You are working on a group project and someone doesn't pull their weight. How do you respond?
I applied online. The process took 3 weeks. I interviewed at Architecture Technology Corporation (Minneapolis, MN) in Mar 2020
Interview
To begin the interview process was held up 30 minutes from it's original time, I was about to leave.
The interview process seemed very canned and not focused on things that actually matter. I understand trying to find a good culture fit, but when you ask questions and then aren't part of the dialog it's no longer an interview, it's an interrogation. I just got the sense that the person conducting the interview was either inexperienced or hiding something. I also got the sense that they learned nothing about me or my qualifications.
Weirdest interview I've had in my entire life. I really didn't want to believe the other negative review, but it's apparently true. I regret even applying for this job.
I applied through college or university. The process took 8 weeks. I interviewed at Architecture Technology Corporation (Ithaca, NY) in Dec 2018
Interview
So the process is pretty cut n dry. A phone interview with Human Resources asking "basic" questions, then a technical interview with your boss and an onsite interview.
First interview was with HR, they send you a link and you pick the day / time that works best for you #winning! The HR questions seemed really basic, like uber basic. So I asked the gal I was talking to, why don't you ask more in-depth questions....
Well her response floored me. That as an award winning workplace, cultural fit is of the utmost importance. If my responses to these "basic" questions didn't align with the team's responses, they wouldn't consider the candidate. It's a matrix organization and the number one concern is that everyone gets along. The HR department survey the team yearly to see what behaviors and types of interactions are making the current team successful and they hire based on those behaviors. So there isn't a right or wrong answer to the HR questions, there is a right fit.
All of the negative interviews posted on here, didn't ask the right questions IMHO. I knew the questions were easy and I wanted to know why.
Kudos to ATC-NY for sticking to their cutlural values.
I did ask and the HR gal said she wouldn't tell me the "right" answers because then everyone would answer "correctly" and they wouldn't be able to maintain their culture.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Tell me about a time you had a conflict with a team member.
I applied through an employee referral. I interviewed at Architecture Technology Corporation
Interview
Sent in application, got asked to do an online interview which was 9 questions with 3 minute responses each. Then continued on to an on site interview which they said would be 5 hours but turned out to be 6 and a half. Took me to lunch and offered to pay all expenses for interview (was local so I declined)
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Given an array of numbers, find the largest sub sequence
Software Developer applicants have rated the interview process at Architecture Technology Corporation with 2.2 out of 5 (where 5 is the highest level of difficulty) and assessed their interview experience as 50% positive. To compare, the company-average is 43.8% positive. This is according to Glassdoor user ratings.
Candidates applying for Software Developer roles take an average of 36 days to get hired, when considering 6 user submitted interviews for this role. To compare, the hiring process at Architecture Technology Corporation overall takes an average of 29 days.
Common stages of the interview process at Architecture Technology Corporation as a Software Developer according to 6 Glassdoor interviews include:
Phone interview: 56%
Drug test: 11%
One on one interview: 11%
Presentation: 11%
Group panel interview: 11%
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