I applied through college or university. The process took 1 day. I interviewed at IGATE (Eranakulam) in Mar 2010
Interview
Had Campus interview in 2010
Three rounds
First was aptitude test
Second general writting ability
Final interview comprising technical and HR related.
Experienced candidates can be referred by current emploees.
I applied through a recruiter. The process took 6 weeks. I interviewed at IGATE (Chennai)
Interview
2 Technical and 1 HR round of interview. Interview process was quick however they took a lot of time to roll out the offer. The process was professional and the coordination of the Recruitment team was good. All 3 rounds were in-person and i walked into their Chennai office.
Telephonic interview followed by In person interview . Then there was an HR interview discussing about the offer. They are negotiable depending on what you are currently earning. Overall good interview experience and i accepted the offer.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
What are your key achievements in your previous project
I applied through college or university. The process took 2 days. I interviewed at IGATE
Interview
It was a campus hiring for me.
Day 1: Aptitude test, group discussion
Day 2: Two rounds of technical followed by HR round.
Successful candidates gets offer letter in the same day.
Very supportive, friendly interviewers.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Questions on RDBMS, knowledge on normalization, relational database.
Basic Java, c++ questions.
Senior Software Engineer applicants have rated the interview process at IGATE with 2.8 out of 5 (where 5 is the highest level of difficulty) and assessed their interview experience as 79% positive. To compare, the company-average is 72.6% positive. This is according to Glassdoor user ratings.
Candidates applying for Senior Software Engineer roles take an average of 12 days to get hired, when considering 37 user submitted interviews for this role. To compare, the hiring process at IGATE overall takes an average of 14 days.
Common stages of the interview process at IGATE as a Senior Software Engineer according to 37 Glassdoor interviews include:
One on one interview: 26%
Background check: 18%
Skills test: 15%
Phone interview: 13%
IQ intelligence test: 8%
Group panel interview: 8%
Personality test: 6%
Drug test: 2%
Presentation: 2%
Other: 1%
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