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BlackBerry interviews FAQs
Embedded Systems Software Developer applicants have rated the interview process at BlackBerry with 3 out of 5 (where 5 is the highest level of difficulty) and assessed their interview experience as 33% positive. To compare, the company-average is 66.8% positive. This is according to Glassdoor user ratings.
Candidates applying for Embedded Systems Software Developer roles take an average of 2 days to get hired, when considering 4 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 Embedded Systems Software Developer according to 4 Glassdoor interviews include:
One on one interview: 50%
Phone interview: 25%
Group panel interview: 25%
Here are the most commonly searched roles for interview reports -
Applied on their website for a different position. I was contacted a month later with an interview for an Embedded System Software Developer position. Soon after I had my first phone interview with the manager, and then a second. First consisted of "fit" questions, and second phone interview was technical questions.
I applied online. The process took 5 weeks. I interviewed at BlackBerry (Ottawa, ON) in Jun 2009
Interview
I had applied for several jobs on the RIM website, and I had a complete profile on RIM's taleo website. RIM HR contacted me for a phone interview for a job posting I hadn't applied for yet. The interviewer went over details from my resume, as well as asked some behavioural questions.
although the interview went well, I didn't make it to the hiring manager interview stage. I found out about a month later that I was screened out.
I applied through college or university. The process took 1 day. I interviewed at BlackBerry (Vancouver, BC) in Dec 2013
Interview
The interview process was very straightforward and fast. I applied through coop office at my university. An interview was scheduled on Friday morning and I was offered the job on the same evening. The hiring manager was very easy on the interview questions and fully understood that I was a second year undergraduate only. It was not very very technical. He asked about the skill set I can bring to the team.
I applied through college or university. The process took 1 week. I interviewed at BlackBerry in Apr 2013
Interview
Applied through school system and got contacted by an individual in HR letting me know of the time of the interview and that it would be a phone interview. Was contacted and had about an hour phone interview going through some technical questions.
Interview questions [2]
Question 1
Write a function that will return x*7 without using multiplication?