RDX Interview Questions
& Process

So first up, they look at your application, then there's usually a phone or video chat. If they like you, you'll have some more interviews to check out your skills, experience, and if you'd fit in. Sometimes there are tests and reference checks before they make an offer. It all depends on the job, the company, and what they're looking for.

I applied for an entry-level DBA job at RDX online a few months ago after seeing it on a job board. The recruiter was helpful, but communication was a bit slow sometimes with some dropped emails. We eventually set up an on-site interview at their office. When I got there early, both interviewers were late. One interviewer was dressed very casually, which made me doubt his professionalism. They seemed like it was an inconvenience that I was there and had printed lists of questions. The questions focused more on customer service than technical skills, and I wasn't asked about SQL at all. They said they'd ask questions until I didn't know the answer, but we only got to a few simple technical ones before they stopped. About half an hour later, they finished, including a question about superhero powers, and quickly ended the interview, saying they'd contact me in a week or two. As I was leaving, I saw them smoking outside, realizing they probably just wanted me out of the way for their smoke break. I didn't hear back for a while, and by then I'd decided I didn't want the job anyway, given how I was treated.

You submit an application online and then a recruiter calls to set up an interview. Then you go and do 20-minute interviews face-to-face, mostly asking about how you deal with customers. You then sign an offer letter, do a drug screen and background check, and complete paperwork before going to Pittsburgh for training. On the fourth day of work, you sign a non-compete clause that prevents you from working for clients or a similar business for a year and requires you to pay back training costs if you're fired or leave within two years. This paperwork was signed during work, not before, and you only had a few moments to sign it along with other stuff.

It was a pretty standard interview process. They asked some basic questions and tested a bit of your technical knowledge. It wasn't the easiest interview I've had, but definitely not the hardest either. You should get ready to talk about some of the projects you've worked on, because they're keen to see if you've done anything related to database administration.