I applied online. The process took 1 day. I interviewed at LinkedIn in Feb 2015
Interview
talked about my research and when i would defend my thesis. Interviewer was very friendly and handled questions well. Was given some open ended questions and answered them via email. Then had a phone screen where they tried to get a feel for me, again no technical questions asked just questions regarding the size of datasets I have worked with and what I did with them.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Generic questions without a technical structure, so I answered in a general, non technical way. This was a mistake.
If I were to do it again I would demonstrate technical specifics and reference how it ties into my research. Making bloody sure to talk about every technology and technique I have used while doing my PhD
I applied through a recruiter. The process took 1+ week. I interviewed at LinkedIn
Interview
Was pretty disorganized. Got a phone call at the time of the interview from the recruiter saying that my interviewers were in a training session. I ended up having my interviewer half an hour later from an Indian guy that I could not understand. I had to ask him to repeat his questions every time, multiple times. The questions were all frontend technical questions of HTML, CSS, JavaScript, but I didn't study enough and didn't do very well.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
How would you use JavaScript to manipulate the DOM?
Got an interview through a family friend and talked to the head of recruiting for a couple minutes over the phone. Asked normal questions like what courses I am taking and what I have to offer the company. Not too hard, but not a very formal process. Did not receive offer because they did not have any openings for my major.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
What is an example of a time where you used your connections to get something you want?