It is a really streamlined process. Submitted my application and was contacted within 2 weeks. Phone interview, then took these tests at a center like one was Math and the other was a fake programming language. I was flown to Wisconsin for final interviews. Really nice campus with theme rooms and everything.
-Epic initially emailed me saying they'd seen my resume and I would be a good fit for the Project Manager position
-Filled out online application
-Was immediately emailed to fill out 20 or so minute online personality test with a few logic/analogy questions
-Emailed in the next couple days to set up phone interview, which was very basic. I think they're just checking over stats, ensuring you'd be willing to move to Madison, and making sure you have basic social skills. None of the questions went into any depth.
-Took skills assessment at a proctor site near me. These included a math and verbal section similar to the SAT, and then a very difficult programming section.
-A couple weeks later, I was asked to fly out to Madison for an onsite interview. This included presentations on the position and on Epic's work; a presentation to 3 staff members; a case study; and 1 on 1 interviews with a Project Manager and with my recruiter.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
What would you do if you were the team leader and wanted A, but everyone else on your team wanted B?
I applied online. The process took 6 weeks. I interviewed at Epic
Interview
After posting my resume on Monster.com, I was contacted by Epic and encouraged to apply for the Project Manager position. I filled out their extensive online application and two days later, I was contacted again about a phone interview. The project manager I spoke with there was very friendly and relaxed, so the phone interview itself is pretty easy-going. A week later, they sent me an e-mail about scheduling a skills assessment. If you're reasonably good at problem-solving, particularly word problems, you'll be fine. You're given plenty of time, and the math aspect isn't very challenging, especially as they let you have a calculator. Two weeks later, I was invited for an in-person interview for a Project Manager and a Technical Writer position. The interview day is packed with activities, so you don't really have much time to relax. The campus itself is gorgeous, and everyone I met there seemed excited to be working there. For me, it came down to two factors: age and salary. I'm not fresh out of college, so my expectations for work/life balance and compensation are fairly high. They pay fairly well, but I believe my reluctance to work 60-70 hours a week and travel 3 out of 4 weeks in a month (as many of the project managers do) made it clear that I was not entirely in love with the job. Overall, a positive experience, and this a great place for those of you looking to just enter the workforce. Most stay there 2-3 years, but there were plenty of people there who had stayed with the company for 5 or more.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Be prepared to explain how you would navigate the trickier aspects of internal communications in a company.