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| vasudhas | RealNetworks interview experience - part 3 (last one I promise!) | 1 | Jan 22 2008, 12:55 AM EST by jonathanrshaw | |||
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Thread started: Jan 21 2008, 10:42 PM EST
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So,the bottom line, or maybe lines :) -
1.Know the company inside out. 2.Have good Queastions(Do not ask stuff which you can google & find out. Questions like–What are the qualities of your most successful Product manager?What does it take to become one?If I get an internship would you like me to take some specific course/do some prep work?, Some personal questions about the interviewer, Questions that show you have read about them etc) 3.Make some suggestions if you have any. 4.During the interview try to show you have read up on them; like– When the interviewer mentioned “Recently we acquired a company in UK..” I said “Oh! You mean XYZ company”.They need to know you are interested in them & are not just there to try your luck. 5.Body Language–confident, perked up, all excited (do not overdo though:)) & smiling. 6.Show them you are not just a good fit but you are the BEST fit. 7.Know your resume well for the personal interview so that you have responses ready when they ask questions like–when did you display quantitative skills, leadership skills etc.You can also have experiences outside of your resume but try to make it experiences from your work life as opposed to school life as much as possible. Phew,I think that’s a long post! For more specific questions please feel free to accost me whenever you spot me :) I hope this helps.I know most of this might be obvious to quite a few,but for me,this being my first interview in the U.S,it was a huge learning experience.I hope I am of some help to the few who are in the same boat as me! Cheers! Vasudha
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| vasudhas | RealNetworks interview experience - part 2 | 0 | Jan 21 2008, 10:39 PM EST by vasudhas | |||
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ONE-ON-ONE-I met with Marcy again the morning of my interview.We had planned on a mock but we shelved the idea. NEVER do a mock on the same day as your actual interview. It will mess you up(let's say"might" :) ). So,I had a casual conversation with her. Went through a couple of behavioral Qs. The one extra thing I did for the personal interview was- I researched their web sites,competitor web sites,acquired company web sites thoroughly & had a few questions for them & suggestions as well.I made sure I asked each of these during the course of my 2 hour interview with 4 people. Remember to look motivated, interested and excited even if you think otherwise. :) Always be on your feet & if you have no idea about something please confess. Do not try to cover up,they WILL KNOW.
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| vasudhas | RealNetworks interview experience - part 1 | 0 | Jan 21 2008, 10:37 PM EST by vasudhas | |||
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I had a phone interview and a one-on-one with RealNetworks. My notes on the same-
The one thing I learnt as being the most important was/is- LEARN ALL YOU CAN ABOUT THE COMPANY!No matter whatever else you do,this is totally indispensable.I had one meeting with Marcy(BCC)before my phone interview & one before my one-on-one.I spent all my time & energy in reading/googling all I could about Real.Took notes as & when I learnt/read new stuff. THE PHONE-It is key to convey your emotions across the phone as they can only hear you & not see you smiling/frowning,sound extremely motivated & excited. For my phone interview, I had 6 sheets of paper set in front of me–company info,latest news about them, acquisitions, products, my resume & key points from the “Marcy” meeting, on how to conduct oneself during a phone interview. Remember they should never hear the ruffle of paper on the phone, be very careful. Have bulletized reasons as to why you are a GOOD MATCH. Make it short and sweet. The attention span on the phone is very less & unless you make it sound interesting you can be sure they are not listening beyond 60 seconds. Try to have 1-2-3 points for the common questions like–your achievements, failure, why you?, why us?,etc. For me,it was primarily a resume walkthrough & most importantly proving that talking to them made sense to my career path & why it was important to me.
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| martinrw | IBM - Extreme Blue - Initial Interview | 1 | Jan 16 2008, 2:22 PM EST by jonathanrshaw | |||
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Thread started: Jan 16 2008, 1:52 PM EST
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Here are my notes from the interview.
1) Know the company. Spend a few hours getting to know the company. What is their strategy, were have they come from, sales/revenues, recent acquisitions/sales, reason your merge well with their culture. 2) Know the Interviewer. Suzanna had a profile on Linked in and some videos on YouTube. 3) Read up on Extreme Blue. Know what products they have developed that interest you. IBM Extreme Blue is looking to place particular people in various projects. They are very specific about who can fit into the various projects and Suzanna is the primary gatekeeper (unlike a lot of interviews where the HR person is more of a filter). IBM is looking for people passionate about technology, the ability to drive towards goals, can commercialize a product, work well in a collaborative environment and will stay with IBM. During the interview, Suzanna kept coming back specific projects and why I thought I would be a good fit. Strategies that were helpful based on feedback from the BCC: 1) From the start of the interview, when you are talking about your history, keep tying back to IBM. If you can convince the interviewer that you understand IBM, have done your homework and are a good fit, then you can spend more time showing why your are the right person for the position and talking about Extreme Blue. 2) Mock interview 3) Pass on any advice to your fellow students before there interview. Claudia gave me some hints before I went into the interview that helped out. I tried to pass this onto fellow student. 4) At the end of the interview, make sure you talk about why you are a good fit. This is a great chance to match yourself to specific projects that interest you.
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