I applied online. The process took 3 weeks. I interviewed at Epic (Stoke-on-Trent, England)
Interview
went great, very friendly people. be sure to have questions ready for the interviewer themselves. phone calls are pretty laid back but the final interview is pretty serious. just remember to be honest and be yourself.
The entire process takes a lot of time - first there is an initial phone interview and a skills assessment that takes around 2.5-3 hours to complete. The second round is around 3 hours, where you begin in an orientation to the company with other applicants and then have one-on-one conversations with members from the role you're applying for.
I applied online. The process took 4 weeks. I interviewed at Epic in Dec 2021
Interview
Yes, the process is long, but overall was the least stressful company I interviewed with. Here's the lowdown:
Resume submitted.
Heard back to schedule a phone screen and skills assessment within 2 days.
30 min phone screen, mine was with a HR assistant. Very basic information gathering questions. A bit about your education background, and job experience, how you heard about Epic and the specific role, why you wanted to apply, etc. Nothing deep.
Rembrandt profile. Personality questions in the form of "select which one most represents you" when given a list of statements. You then go through and basically rank how true you think each is. Some basic math, algebra, geometry, and such, is sprinkled in. Overall, I think they're looking for more independent and highly motivated people who will be more receptive to pressure to over perform, but that's competent conjecture.
The skills assessment... I haven't taken the GRE but I was told by those who have that Epic's assessment is much easier. It was mostly math, logic, and some wacky reasoning questions. Others have done a good job listing them here. For non-technical roles there is a "coding" portion which consists of an explanation of a programming principle and then multiple choice questions about it. I have no background in programing and I was able to figure most of the questions out. There was no free response questions (yay!).
I heard back in maybe a week that I was invited to a final "on-site" virtual interview. This was really long, maybe 4 or 5 hours.
It opened with a group informational presentation on Epic as a company. From there I joined a series of private interviews. Very typical, the interviewers seemed pretty disinterested overall. There was a 10 minute presentation on a topic of my choice. I chose something not academic and not Healthcare related. The topic does not matter, just pick something you can speak confidently about. It wrapped up with a interview with my recruiter.
It took two weeks to hear back (I didn't get the job). My recruiter called to ask if I was interested in a different position. He set up a time for a current QM to call me and tell me about the role. I was interested and my recruiter said I didn't have to interview again and just sent over an official offer letter. I did not provide any references and they did not care.
QMs are the lowest paid of the core roles, starting pay is currently 58k which will increase to 60k after training (about 2-4 months). I was offered 5k relocation, which is about 3.5 after taxes.
Some info about me for context:
Bachelors of science in psychology
3.7ish GPA
No relevant internships
Unrelated post grad employment for 6 month
No notable achievements
As others have said, I think the assessment is really what they care about. The culture is unique for sure. During orientation the presenters often said "You're here because you're intelligent" and stuff like that. It's a little intense. Your experience will likely be dependent on your team and team lead. Set boundaries.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
What would you do if Judy (the ceo) said something incorrect to customers while they are being hosted at Epic? How would you go about getting information from an individual who is not responding to email? What about from a whole team? Other situational questions relevant to the role.