I applied through college or university. The process took 1 day. I interviewed at SRC (Syracuse, NY) in Nov 2009
Interview
I met with a recruiter at a campus career fair, and received a request to setup a phone interview around a month later. I replied to the initial request for a phone interview but did not hear anything back and received another request for a phone interview a week later. At that time was able to setup a phone interview with the hiring manager. At the end of the phone interview he said they would invite me to come to Syracuse for a day of interviews.
The on-site interview consisted of a tour followed by meetings with several different group leaders. Each group leader had their own approach to interviewing which ranged from highly technical questions to just chit-chat. I was given an offer around a week after the interview.
In person, lasted most of the day. Met several key members of the team and with the director of engineering. Had lunch with two senior engineers at a lovely Italian restaurant nearby.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
If you were an animal, what kind of animal would you be?
I applied online. The process took 1 week. I interviewed at SRC
Interview
They contacted me about a week after I submitted my application.
The phone interview was mostly non-technical, just basic behavioral
questions from HR, but they did ask me about the principles of signal
modulation, radar equipment, and Fourier transforms.
After the phone screen they called me the next day to schedule the
in-person interview, and mentioned that it would take about 24 hours to
clear the travel details.
They never called back, and never responded to my emails.
Systems Engineer applicants have rated the interview process at SRC with 2.7 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 78.8% positive. This is according to Glassdoor user ratings.
Candidates applying for Systems Engineer roles take an average of 4 days to get hired, when considering 3 user submitted interviews for this role. To compare, the hiring process at SRC overall takes an average of 21 days.
Common stages of the interview process at SRC as a Systems Engineer according to 3 Glassdoor interviews include:
Phone interview: 33%
Background check: 17%
Personality test: 17%
One on one interview: 17%
Skills test: 17%
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