Lumen Interview Questions
& Process

I applied online and got an email the next day to do an AI-like interview with interactive games. After completing that within 5 days, their recruiter contacted me for a screening. Two weeks later, the screening interview was done, and I was scheduled for an interview with a manager. The manager interview was finished a week later, and then I was scheduled for two more interviews with other managers. Those interviews were completed over two weeks. All told, I spent about 3 hours interviewing over two months. Scheduling was difficult because everyone was always out of office, and each person had a different understanding of the position. I didn't get the job and found out by waiting two weeks after my final interview just to get a generic automated rejection email. I received nothing personalized from anyone I interviewed with. It was extremely unprofessional.

The interview process usually kicks off with an initial phone chat with either an HR person or the hiring manager. In this first part, they'll probably ask about your background, why you want to work here at Lumen Solutions, and what you know about the company. If you do well in that call, you'll then move on to a technical interview. This is usually done by someone technical, like a team member.

First, they look at resumes to see if you fit the basic requirements. Then, there's a quick call or video chat to talk about your background, experience, and if you're interested. They'll also ask about your resume, when you can start, and what you're looking for salary-wise. After that, you might have to do some technical tests, coding tasks, or practical exercises to show what you can do. Then comes the part where you meet with the hiring manager, team members, or bosses for a few interviews. These will cover how you handle situations, solve problems, your technical skills, and if you'd fit in with the team. If they like you, they'll do checks on your background and references to confirm your work history and stuff. Finally, if all goes well, you get a job offer with the details on pay and benefits, and you can try to negotiate it. Once you accept, they'll get you started with onboarding, which includes orientation and training.

So, after getting selected from the Lumen Hackathon, I got to interview with the company. The whole interview process was pretty smooth, honestly. It started with the interviewer asking me to give a quick intro about myself. Then, we dove straight into talking about my projects, especially my final year one, digging into the technologies I used and the skills I put on my resume. Since I mentioned I'm good with Java, they hit me with a few Java-specific questions. They also asked about my college life and threw in some behavioral questions. Oh, and I had to explain how I'd solve a coding problem that used a HashMap.