I applied through an employee referral. The process took 2 months. I interviewed at Nokia (São Paulo, São Paulo)
Interview
Normal hiring process for Brazil. Three levels of interviews including HR. Background tests and drug tests are performed if hired. Usually Human Resources conducts a group activity to see how the candidates work in a team environment and who shows leadership skills, communication skills and problem solving skills. When interviewing managers it is important to highlight past experience, situations where the candidate had to deal with lots of pressure in tight time frames and how the candidate overcame obstacles to reach a successfull outcome
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Looking for leadership and team skills. Important to show communication skills and fluent English a must. Technical questions are possible if applying for a tech position.
I applied online. The process took 4 weeks. I interviewed at Nokia in Oct 2016
Interview
First Interview was with Line Manager and second with Human Resources. The interview with Human Resources agent was quite relaxed, honest and objective. After first interview, two weeks later I was contacted by Human Resources for the second round. After Human Resources interview, I had an offer within 1-2 weeks.
I applied in-person. The process took 5 days. I interviewed at Nokia in Jan 2015
Interview
Straight forward, technical, managerial and HR. It was a very friendly one, over a cup of tea. Doesn't look like a formal interview. It was similiar to a knowlege sharing and discussing more on future projects, but the key is to identify your strengths and how you will be able to adapt with the company culture.
Technical Manager applicants have rated the interview process at Nokia with 3 out of 5 (where 5 is the highest level of difficulty) and assessed their interview experience as 100% positive. To compare, the company-average is 72.4% positive. This is according to Glassdoor user ratings.
Candidates applying for Technical Manager roles take an average of 12 days to get hired, when considering 3 user submitted interviews for this role. To compare, the hiring process at Nokia overall takes an average of 22 days.
Common stages of the interview process at Nokia as a Technical Manager according to 3 Glassdoor interviews include:
Background check: 14%
Personality test: 14%
Phone interview: 14%
Skills test: 14%
IQ intelligence test: 14%
One on one interview: 14%
Presentation: 7%
Drug test: 7%
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