The process took 1 day. I interviewed at BlackBerry (Ottawa, ON) in Jan 2011
Interview
Traveled to Ottawan, ON for the interview. Conducted a 1:1 interview with a senior developer that lasted for approximately 30 minutes. The interviewer wasn't friendly at all, so it made the interview experience a sour one. He led me into the room and started by asking my previous work experience and then follow up with an algorithm problem, and was then followed by straight forward general questions regarding JAVA.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
How would you draw an "X" on a screen made from smaller "x"s?
Good chill interview nothing crazy but yeah just ask some questions related to software engineering and that’s all it was imo. No
Big deal at all. At least 30
Words tho
Was good, detailed and laid out process. Communication was good and feedback on timely manner. Could have used more detail in job details. Professional panel during my visit. They did take a while to respond back and the process to completion was rather time consuming.
a phone screen with a phone screener, followed by a lengthy in-person interview with an interviewer, with whom I conducted a lengthy in-person interview, which followed an initial phone screen with a phone screener
Software Engineer applicants have rated the interview process at BlackBerry with 2.8 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 Engineer roles take an average of 21 days to get hired, when considering 62 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 Engineer according to 62 Glassdoor interviews include:
Phone interview: 34%
One on one interview: 19%
Skills test: 16%
Group panel interview: 13%
Background check: 9%
Personality test: 5%
Presentation: 2%
Drug test: 1%
IQ intelligence test: 1%
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