I applied online. The process took 1+ week. I interviewed at eBay (San Jose, CA) in Nov 2014
Interview
First round with the manager with basic general technical questions. Second deep dive technical round with a sr. administrator. final round with the lead related to cultural fit and time management.
Interview questions [2]
Question 1
describe a time when you faced a major vmware issue and how did you go about fixing it?
I applied through an employee referral. The process took 2 days. I interviewed at eBay (San Jose, CA) in Aug 2008
Interview
At 1st, I received a call from HR who then went over the job description, requirements, and then about the my experiences. Then she setup a phone interview with an employee. Once then she set up an onsite interview with 4-5 employees. The questions ranges from non-technical to technical like any other interviews.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
a troubleshooting question involving 3-tier architecture.
Systems Administrator applicants have rated the interview process at eBay with 3.5 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 54.7% positive. This is according to Glassdoor user ratings.
Candidates applying for Systems Administrator roles take an average of 6 days to get hired, when considering 2 user submitted interviews for this role. To compare, the hiring process at eBay overall takes an average of 22 days.
Common stages of the interview process at eBay as a Systems Administrator according to 2 Glassdoor interviews include:
Phone interview: 40%
One on one interview: 40%
Drug test: 20%
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