I applied online. The process took 2 weeks. I interviewed at Arm
Interview
Unprofessional and Disorganized Recruitment Process
I recently applied for two positions at ARM Cambridge, and my experience was completely opposite to my expectations.
For the first position, a recruiter from ARM reached out to schedule a sync-up. I responded within an hour, yet the recruiter kept postponing, saying they would contact me "tomorrow." This cycle continued for over 10 days the recruiter mentioning that we need to schedule a call and asking for timeslot. Eventually, I received an email asking for a time slot on the very same day, to which I promptly responded—only to be met with silence again. A few days later, I received a rejection email without any discussion, despite repeated attempts to schedule a conversation.
The second experience was even worse. A different recruiter sent me a calendar link to book a slot, indicating interest in my profile. I booked a time, but before the scheduled discussion, I received a rejection email. Then, surprisingly, a day before the supposed sync-up, I got a reminder email for the meeting. On the meeting day, there was no call at the agreed time. Instead, I received a meeting invite four minutes late, rescheduling it 30 minutes ahead. I accepted, only to receive yet another reschedule—this time to a slot that had already passed. I joined immediately and waited while also emailing the recruiter. After 15 minutes of silence, the recruiter finally responded, stating they were moving forward with other candidates.
This level of disorganization and lack of communication was extremely unprofessional. I always thought ARM was a great company, but this experience made me question their recruitment policies and processes. It was disappointing to see such poor candidate experience from a company of this stature.
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Arm response
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I applied online. The process took 6 months. I interviewed at Arm (Cambridge, East of England, England) in Mar 2025
Interview
CV Screen -> Hirevue -> 2 hour Final Interview -> Offer
All interviews are partially technical and partially behavioural. Technical parts focused on low-level optimisations, leetcode style questions, and system design. The behavioural part mostly focuses on experiences on the CV.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Tell me about a project you have worked on recently.
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Very relaxed but technical 2 hours on call, went through 3 questions which gradually got harder over time. A lot of technical thinking required but nothing not covered whilst at uni
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
How would you send data between two different devices
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