I applied through a recruiter. The process took 1 day. I interviewed at AT&T (Bratislava) in Mar 2012
Interview
I was offered a position via linkedin contact by company's recruiter, after exchanging a couple of emails we scheduled a phone call. Interview itself went smoothly, although recruiter didn't asked a single question about my background, achievements or skills. Apparently online cv on linkedin was sufficient. After some q&a from my side (I asked about the job description, workplace and overall setup) I was asked to describe my expectations in terms of desired salary, I said and interview was over. Actually they it was twice as their budget for the position set. Entire interview and communication was in english.
I applied through an employee referral. The process took 1 day. I interviewed at AT&T (Los Angeles, CA) in Jun 2011
Interview
First HR called and spoke about my background. Then the team lead called a week later and had a 1 hour interview in which he asked several questions some of which I could not answer. He was impolite in general and never heard back from them again. Was a waste of time.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
What is the difference between namenode and datanode in Hadoop?