I applied through college or university. I interviewed at Workday (Pleasanton, CA) in Feb 2015
Interview
I met a recruiter at a university career fair and had an on-campus interview soon after. My interviewer was very friendly and clear about what the job entails, as well as what I should expect at the on-site interview. The on-site interview was about 3 hours long with 5 interviewers. The interviewers were all really welcoming and seemed happy. It was definitely more of a collaborative interview than some I've had before, in that the interviewers seemed interested in answering my questions. It felt a lot like they wanted me to succeed, rather than test me and try to make me mess up. Overall, it was a good experience.
I applied through an employee referral. I interviewed at Workday
Interview
I went to a college job fair and talked to one of the recruiting teams. Unfortunately, I did not hear back from the team I talked with, however my friend who works there referred me to all positions.
Four weeks later, I got an email saying they were reviewing my application.
A day later, I received an email asking for me to contact them to see if I was available for a phone interview.
I got a 30 minute phone interview a few days later. The interviewer was extremely nice and we connected pretty well. He asked me about background info, my resume, and my projects. He also asked me if I had experience in Java and knew information about OOP and UML.
That following week I got a follow up from my recruiter.
I applied through college or university. The process took 4 weeks. I interviewed at Workday
Interview
Met with a recruiter on campus who expressed interest in me. I received a call that night for an on campus interview the next day. The interview was roughly 30 minutes and focused around some object oriented design. I heard back in about 2 weeks that I would move onto final round interviews.
My recruiter was fantastic and very helpful in organizing everything. The full day interview is very long, lasting from 8:00AM - 4:00PM. There was a 1 hour technical interview which focused on UML and object oriented design. The rest was cultural fit and behavioral questions. As a Master's student with a good sense of what I want to do and what I'm passionate about, the behavioral part was a breeze. Everyone was also really on board with the Workday mission and I could tell it was a company where people loved their work and were proud of it. The rest of the day was learning about Workday, its culture, and other comp. and benefits details.
I received a verbal offer after 2 weeks. Because of my Masters degree and the VP of my division expressing interest in me, I was bumped up to Senior Associate Applications Developer. I negotiated the cash salary a little further and then accepted the offer. I can't wait to start!
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Nothing too difficult. Design a Netflix queue with UML.