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Tech Talent Program
Entry Difficult Positive experience Accept offer 5 rounds
Interview process
Recruiter call Take home Phone screen Technical screen Presentation
Interview formats
Behavioral Technical Presentation
The interview process was well structured and transparent, consisting of five main stages: 1) An initial interview with the recruiter. 2) Completion of an OPQ (personality) assessment. 3) A follow-up interview with the recruiter and hiring manager, including a discussion of the OPQ results and a few technical questions. 4) An IQ assessment. 5) Two technical presentations to the team: one about a recent project I had worked on, and another on a selected technical topic. Throughout the process, the recruiter provided clear guidance at each stage and offered valuable feedback, which made the experience professional and constructive.
Confirmed questions1 question
- How do you perceive your position relative to your peers?
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Seismic Imaging Analyst
Entry Difficult Positive experience No offer 1 round
Interview process
Presentation Technical screen
Interview formats
Presentation Technical
So the interview was about 2.5 hours. First, I had to do a 10 min presentation about some research or coursework I did. They told me to pick something I know well and tell a story with it, showing how I approached it and what I found out. Then there was an hour for follow-up questions on my presentation. The next hour, they gave me a seismic reflection image and I had to figure out some numbers from it.
Confirmed questions4 questions
- Could you calculate the water bed's height using the provided seismic reflection image?
- What is the distance from the sound boom source, based on the seismic reflection image?
- How long is the sensor chain on the water's surface, according to the seismic reflection image?
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Imaging Geophysicist
Mid Difficult Neutral experience No offer 3 rounds
Interview process
Recruiter call Technical screen Technical screen Technical screen
Interview formats
Technical Technical Technical
So there were 3 online rounds. First up, I chatted with the deputy manager and we worked through some fundamental math and physics stuff like integrals, trig, matrices, and waves. Then, round two was with the business operations manager, and I had to tackle a geophysics problem. The final round was with the imaging manager and the team lead, where we dove into reflection and geophysics problems. Just a heads-up, even if you nail the questions, it's not a guarantee you'll get the job.
Confirmed questions1 question
- Tell me about a time you had to manage a tight deadline.
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Seismic Analyst
Entry Average Positive experience No offer 3 rounds
Interview process
Recruiter call Technical screen Presentation Onsite Background check
Interview formats
Technical Presentation Behavioral Other
I applied for the Graduate Seismic Analyst position and heard back in January with a link for a one-way video interview. It had 3 high school math questions and some brain teasers, which was easy coming from an engineering background. After that, I had a second interview with managers where I had to give a 10-minute presentation on my background. They seemed really interested in my thesis and master's research, asking a lot of questions. Then they shared their screen and asked some math and physics questions. After that, I had an in-person interview at their Calgary office and they offered to pay for my travel, which I didn't need since I live there. The third round involved more questions about my resume and research, plus two physics questions related to their work. I took my time but answered them. I found out the next week I didn't get the job. The communication was fast and everyone was nice and professional. I think I did well, but they might have wanted someone with a geophysics background.
Confirmed questions2 questions
- Lots of questions about my Masters and thesis work.
- Physics question related to what they do.
Viridien Interview Questions
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“Given g(n)=\sum_{n'=0}^{N-1} f(n')f(n'+n) where f(n) values are constantly distributed (normalized) in [-a,a], what is g(n) when N approaches infinity?”
Read reports →“Given two identical sound waves that travel different paths to a detector, and destructive interference is observed at 100 Hz, what is the difference in path length if the speed of sound is 1500 m/s?”
Read reports →“Write a function that smooths a list called 'inlist' and returns the smoothed list as 'outlist'. Both lists are the same length, N. Assume each element in 'inlist' is a float, and 'h' is an integer. For any given index i, 'outlist[i]' should be the average of elements in 'inlist' from index k where i-h <= k <= i+h and k is within the bounds of the list (0 <= k <= N-1).”
Read reports →“What is the autocorrelation of an infinite array filled with random real numbers between -1 and 1?”
Read reports →“If a wave has a frequency of 100 Hz and a phase velocity of 1500 km/s, what's the smallest distance \delta_x where interference between two such waves will be destructive?”
Read report →“Write a function to compute the convolution of two oat arrays a and b, both of length n, such that ci = X j ajbij.”
Read report →“How long is the sensor chain on the water's surface, according to the seismic reflection image?”
Read report →“The first number is the square root of 3, the second number is the cube root of 3, and the third number is the sixth root of 3. What would be the fourth number?”
Read report →“What is the volume of a cube inscribed in a sphere with radius 1?”
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