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Sales Enablement Marketing Associate
Entry Easy Positive experience Accept offer 3 rounds
Interview process
Recruiter call Phone screen Presentation Onsite
Interview formats
Behavioral Presentation
I had 2 short phone interviews that were about 15 minutes each. After those, I had one longer in-person interview that was 2 hours long. I met the 3 people I would be working with if I got the job. The interview questions were pretty easy and straightforward, nothing unexpected came up since I practiced my answers and researched the interviewers beforehand. There was one skills test where I had to analyze data, create a PowerPoint, and then give a talking script for a sales team member to use in a scenario I'd likely face on the job.
Confirmed questions3 questions
- Can you tell me a bit about yourself?
- Could you describe your previous work experiences?
- What makes you believe you are a suitable candidate for this position?
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Software Engineer
Mid Easy Negative experience No offer 1 round
Interview process
Phone screen
Interview formats
Technical Coding Behavioral
The interview process started with a phone screening. The interviewer seemed confused by my project description, even though others have found it impressive. She stated I wasn't a good fit due to not understanding my work. Following that, she asked some basic algorithmic questions, which I solved with O(n) time complexity. However, she dismissed my solution, calling it a trick and incorrect. Throughout the call, she repeatedly suggested I wasn't a good fit, making me feel like the interview was just a formality. It felt like a waste of time for both of us.
Confirmed questions4 questions
- Could you tell me about the project you are currently working on?
- The interviewer asked about my current project and stated she didn't understand my work and strengths and that I wasn't a good fit for the position.
- She then proceeded to ask me a few basic algorithmic questions that I was able to solve with O(n) time complexity.
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Content Solution Engineer
Entry Average Neutral experience No offer 2 rounds
Interview process
Recruiter call Phone screen Onsite
Interview formats
Technical Behavioral
Applied online and got an email from a recruiter about a phone interview. We scheduled it with the hiring manager for Wednesday. The hiring manager called on time and asked some tough technical questions that I couldn't answer. He also went over my resume. After the interview, he wanted to schedule an on-site for Thursday or Friday, but I couldn't because I was going on vacation. He mentioned they might hire someone before I got back. I was only in Hawaii for a week and then reached out to the recruiter. Simply Hired decided not to schedule another on-site because they went with another candidate who was already in the process. It's been about a month and the job is still posted.
Confirmed questions1 question
- Can you explain the fundamental principles of Object-Oriented Programming?
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Linux Systems Administrator
Senior Average Negative experience No offer 3 rounds
Interview process
Recruiter call Phone screen Onsite
Interview formats
Technical Behavioral
I had two phone interviews. First, a quick one with the recruiter. Then, a longer one with the hiring manager where we talked about the role's past and future. The in-person interview involved the current contractor for the position and the hiring manager. The contractor was 20 minutes late, and then the manager made me wait another 10 before they both arrived.
Confirmed questions2 questions
- Can you explain what occurs from the moment you type 'simplyhired.com' into a web browser up until the page loads?
- Describe the sequence of events from when a server is first powered on until a login prompt appears on the screen.
Simply Hired Interview Questions
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“Given the heads of two singly linked lists, find their common node.”
Read reports →“Given a digit string, find all possible letter combinations it could represent, where digits map to letters (e.g., 1 maps to 'abc', 2 maps to 'def', etc.). Generalize this for a 10-digit number.”
Read reports →“Using bit manipulation, how can you count the number of set bits (1s) in a binary representation of a number?”
Read reports →“How to determine the node where two linked lists merge?”
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Read report →“How would you efficiently reverse a linked list?”
Read report →“Can you explain the difference between ArrayList and LinkedList?”
Read report →“Could you implement the pow function?”
Read report →“Using a balance scale, how to identify the stack containing one heavier coin out of nine stacks, where all other coins are of equal weight?”
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