I applied in-person. I interviewed at Ubisoft (Bucharest, Bucuresti) in Apr 2015
Interview
Test for English & your target language (if you have the level is not too difficult) --> Interview with HR (asking you general questions about you, your working experience, which videogames you know, etc.) --> Interview with Manager and maybe a lead (they are friendly and it is a relax chat).
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Why do you want to work in the videogame industry? What games have you played?
I applied online. The process took 3 days. I interviewed at Ubisoft (Bucharest, Bucuresti) in Jan 2019
Interview
First there was a 2 hour long test proving knowledge of language they were interested in, then after this approved an hour long interview with HR person and localization team leader.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Lots of talking about my experience: in translating, team work, problem solving etc. Some typical questions like "what are your strong/weak sides"
Localization Specialist applicants have rated the interview process at Ubisoft with 2.5 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 61% positive. This is according to Glassdoor user ratings.
Candidates applying for Localization Specialist roles take an average of 3 days to get hired, when considering 2 user submitted interviews for this role. To compare, the hiring process at Ubisoft overall takes an average of 30 days.
Common stages of the interview process at Ubisoft as a Localization Specialist according to 2 Glassdoor interviews include:
Presentation: 33%
Background check: 17%
Group panel interview: 17%
One on one interview: 17%
Skills test: 17%
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