PPL Interview Questions
& Process
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and how the experience turned out.
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First-hand accounts from people who interviewed at PPL.
PPL
Recruiter
Entry Average Positive experience Accept offer 2 rounds
Interview process
Recruiter call Technical screen
Interview formats
Behavioral Technical
The interview process involves 5 behavioral interview questions. These include typical questions like telling me about yourself and why you are interested in the company, along with behavioral questions such as a time you showed great customer service or had a difficult customer.
Confirmed questions3 questions
- Can you introduce yourself and explain your interest in our company?
- Can you tell me about a time you provided excellent customer service?
- Can you tell me about a time you dealt with a difficult customer?
PPL
Reporting Coordinator
Entry Difficult Negative experience No offer 1 round
Interview process
Recruiter call Technical screen Background check Offer
Interview formats
Behavioral Technical
I was interviewed by 2 employees. They were nice, but the questions felt repetitive and like typical interview questions like "tell us about a time when you..." with a lot of overlap in potential answers, which messed with the conversation flow. When I got to ask questions about the job and the role, things got better and I could show what I know. The interview was a bit too structured for me. I was told I'd hear back from HR within the week about the outcome, but it's been 3 weeks and I still haven't heard anything.
Confirmed questions4 questions
- Could you detail your previous work experience?
- What are your personality traits?
- What's an area for improvement that your current colleagues would identify?
PPL
Senior Java Engineer
Senior Difficult Negative experience No offer 3 rounds
Interview process
Recruiter call Technical screen Onsite
Interview formats
Technical Coding Behavioral
I was contacted by the hiring manager and had a phone interview. Then, I went in for a face-to-face interview which involved a technical test and a Q&A. The next day, the recruitment coordinator told me the manager thought it went well and they wanted to make an offer. However, the hiring manager and his boss were on holiday for over a week and couldn't finalize the offer due to a budget meeting. When they were supposed to be back and had their meeting, I didn't hear anything, so I emailed and was told the meeting was happening that day, and I'd hear back the next morning. No call, so I left a voicemail. Two days later, still no contact. The following week, I contacted the hiring manager directly who apologized and said he was still waiting for the budget meeting, which should be by the end of that week, and I'd hear from them either way. It's now a week later, nearly a month since the initial offer was mentioned, and still nothing. This whole experience was unprofessional, leaving me hanging for a month.
Confirmed questions8 questions
- Can you discuss Java 8 features such as Lambdas and Collections?
- Could you build a Spring Boot RESTful web service that stores search strings and checks if a search string exists, including dynamic reloading?
- Can you adapt the search string storage to an ElasticSearch cluster and client?
PPL
Career Specialist
Mid Average Positive experience Accept offer 2 rounds
Interview process
Recruiter call Panel Offer
Interview formats
Behavioral Other
It was a quick phone screen with the hiring manager. Then there was a panel interview with three people: a manager, a director, and another manager. It lasted about 45 minutes, and they asked around 15 questions. They also gave me time to ask my own questions. I won't talk to HR again until after I'm hired.
Confirmed questions8 questions
- Tell me about your experience working with diverse populations.
- How do you approach Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion in your work?
- Describe a time you worked with diverse populations in a career-related context.
PPL Interview Questions
Quoted word for word from PPL interview reports.
“Can you adapt the search string storage to an ElasticSearch cluster and client?”
Read reports →“Could you build a Spring Boot RESTful web service that stores search strings and checks if a search string exists, including dynamic reloading?”
Read reports →“Could you explain how to use Joins in SQL and also discuss window queries?”
Read reports →“What is the importance of DEI in career counseling?”
Read reports →“What is your understanding of PPL?”
Read report →“Can you discuss Java 8 features such as Lambdas and Collections?”
Read report →“What makes a career path equitable?”
Read report →“Can you give an example of advocating for underrepresented groups?”
Read report →“What does allyship mean to you at work?”
Read report →Formats, difficulty and experience
Across all 11 PPL interview reports.