I applied through college or university. The process took 4 weeks. I interviewed at BlackBerry
Interview
The interview comprised of two rounds. The first round consisted of a discussion on the resume.The projects I had done as a part of my academic work. I was asked to write a method to count the number of words in a large file, some questions on data structures, breadth first processing
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
What is the time complexity of breadth first search. When you are counting the number of words in a string suppose you store it in a hash table how do you find the word with the maximum length. Is it worth using a hash table?
Just a 30 mins interview on my previous experience, and I happened to match what they required for their project. Over was a positive experience. They also usually has a lot of positions open.
I applied online. The process took 1 week. I interviewed at BlackBerry (Waterloo, ON) in Feb 2024
Interview
it will be a pre- screen call for general questions about you , then a technical interview , it will be based on your resume its easy , know about your basics on your tech stack
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
What is emulator , have you used it before ? and if so what do you prefer a device or emulator for testing and why.
I applied online. The process took 5 days. I interviewed at BlackBerry
Interview
Fairly quick interview process
but it was difficult as they expect much more from an intern
The interview was 1.5 hours long and they asked many questions
I had to get pen and paper and apply data structure logic on paper
Software Developer Intern applicants have rated the interview process at BlackBerry with 3.2 out of 5 (where 5 is the highest level of difficulty) and assessed their interview experience as 80% positive. To compare, the company-average is 66.8% positive. This is according to Glassdoor user ratings.
Candidates applying for Software Developer Intern roles take an average of 23 days to get hired, when considering 6 user submitted interviews for this role. To compare, the hiring process at BlackBerry overall takes an average of 22 days.
Common stages of the interview process at BlackBerry as a Software Developer Intern according to 6 Glassdoor interviews include:
Phone interview: 33%
Skills test: 27%
Personality test: 13%
One on one interview: 13%
Group panel interview: 7%
Background check: 7%
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