I applied through college or university. The process took 1 day. I interviewed at Nakisa (Montreal, QC) in Oct 2009
Interview
Met the HR head at an on-campus recruitment fair.
Submitted resume and cover letter via email.
Got called for an interview.
Interviewed with the HR head for about 30 mins, talked about previous job experience and some behavioural questions including salary requirements. This was tricky as she really wanted me to spit out numbers first and I wasn't able to weasel my way out of it.
Then the head of Software R&D came in and I talked about my Master's thesis and he gave me two technical questions
* Write and algorithm to find the 5th element from the end traversing the list only once
* Design a database schema for a library system with different types of media
This was my first technical interview and I messed up at a couple of places
* What do you know about Nakisa? (I had no clue, I spit out whatever I'd seen on the website. Make sure you research the company and the position)
* The first tech. question... it is pretty standard but I couldn't figure out how to do it. Easiest is to use a data structure like a stack or maintain 2 pointers.
I got a really negative vibe from the tech guy. He seemed a little cocky and wouldn't help me out on the drawing board, just sat there staring at me. Also, they said .Net & Java but the first thing he asked me was if I was interested in flex programming.
Overall, my interview went well. I felt prepared going in, which helped me stay calm and focused. The interviewer asked a good mix of technical and behavioral questions. Some technical questions were challenging, but I managed to work through them logically. I appreciated that the interviewer gave me time to think before answering.
I applied online. The process took 4 weeks. I interviewed at Nakisa (Montreal, QC) in Apr 2024
Interview
A recruiter will contact you and ask you some questions about your experience, interaction with others and why did you apply for the role. They ask you about the salary. and the possibility of remote work.
I applied online. The process took 3 weeks. I interviewed at Nakisa (Toronto, ON) in May 2022
Interview
1. HR phone call, very friendly HR staff, asked me to introduce myself, my past experience, my expected salary and sent me a link for the subsequent technical assessment
2. a technical test online. Around 45 minutes time limit. MCQs or short coding questions. About Java, Git, Spring, Docker, HTML/CSS
3. 15 mins meeting Hiring Manager plus 1 hour technical interview with two IT directors.
Overall a good interview experience. The interviewers were friendly and willing to answer all the questions you asked. Provided guidance when needed.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
What do you know about Nakisa?
Why do you want to join Nakisa?
OOP questions
Java Collections
Software Developer applicants have rated the interview process at Nakisa with 3.3 out of 5 (where 5 is the highest level of difficulty) and assessed their interview experience as 25% positive. To compare, the company-average is 35% positive. This is according to Glassdoor user ratings.
Candidates applying for Software Developer roles take an average of 90 days to get hired, when considering 4 user submitted interviews for this role. To compare, the hiring process at Nakisa overall takes an average of 21 days.
Common stages of the interview process at Nakisa as a Software Developer according to 4 Glassdoor interviews include:
Skills test: 29%
Phone interview: 14%
IQ intelligence test: 14%
Personality test: 14%
Presentation: 14%
One on one interview: 14%
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