Verizon Telematics Interview Questions
& Process

It started with a preliminary interview asking about my background and some scenario questions about projects I've done and the software I used. Then there was a face-to-face interview where they basically asked the same questions from the preliminary interview again. I also had to create a presentation based on a mock training need, followed by a discussion about my Instructional Design methods. More scenario questions came up, specifically about dealing with tight deadlines, quick turnarounds, and making several revisions to a training program. The last interview was supposed to be a follow-up, but the interviewers did most of the talking and I didn't get to ask about projects or their vision. They ended the meeting abruptly while I was asking a question. I found the whole process difficult because it felt like a lot of wasted time. After the initial phone call, submitting work samples, and a 3-hour face-to-face interview that included a presentation, the final follow-up interview really wasn't necessary.

So it started with a phone interview with the QA Manager that was about an hour long. About a week later, I was invited for an onsite interview with the whole QA team, which was a panel of 6 people. Then, I had another round with the Devs, BAs, and some other QA folks, which involved a whiteboard exercise. I ended up not getting the offer after these 3 rounds spread across 3 different days. They didn't even email me about it. The developers and BA team seemed pretty cool to work with, but the QA team, including the manager, were really rude and arrogant. Even if I had gotten the offer, I wouldn't have wanted to work with such a team.

HR reached out via email and I scheduled an interview for a few days later. It was a panel interview with managers and current employees. They asked a lot of in-depth questions on core engineering topics like C++, C#, embedded C, hardware circuit design, digital signal processing, biomedical concepts, and digital filter design. Some questions seemed unrelated to the company's work, which was a bit odd. Be ready for logic questions and try to answer all of them because your thought process is key.

I had an interview for a role, and the first round went well. They were impressed and scheduled another Skype interview for the following week. Just hours before, I received two calls: one from the interviewer asking to reschedule for an hour later due to an internal meeting, which I agreed to, and another from the recruiter stating the position was filled internally. Despite this, the Skype interview happened at the rescheduled time, lasting 45 minutes. The interviewers were happy again and indicated they wanted to hire me, but due to an architect's unavailability, one more round was needed. I agreed. After that, I heard nothing. My follow-up with the recruiter yielded no updates. It's confusing why I was interviewed again if the position was already filled, and why they said they wanted my experience. It's disappointing that no one communicated the outcome, leaving me in the dark when things seemed decided. The whole process was very disappointing.