I applied through a staffing agency. The process took 2 days. I interviewed at Nokia (Bengaluru) in Oct 2009
Interview
The questions were asked on the work experience, related experience on the similar profile, reason of looking for a change. There were 3 round of interviews, starting from the HR round, first level with the technical manager and the final round with the Finland based team through video conferencing. The questions were detailed and one of the questions was:
"How do you think about your knowledge on the tools and skills to effectively carry out the required role of a Project Procurement Manager"
Answer: First of all should have the basic knowledge on Procurement processes, effective negotiation skills and a detailed program management knowledge from concept to execution including first pilot, final pilot and then the ramp-up. The exact tools can be used as MS Project to plan, schedule and execute the project technique.
The office atmosphere is very nice and the interviewing team looked quite composed and well-learned. Was a good experience.
I applied through an employee referral. The process took 4 weeks. I interviewed at Nokia in Jan 2008
Interview
I was referred to the position by a colleague.
Following a phone interview I was invited to speak 1:1 with three different managers.
Mostly questions about prior experience and if I was truly interested in the position.
Best advice is find someone in the company that you know can vouch for you. It is very difficult coming in as an unknown.
I applied online. The process took 8 weeks. I interviewed at Nokia in Oct 2009
Interview
I submitted a resume to Nokia's online career web site. About 3 weeks after I submitted my resume, an HR person emailed me and said they were interested and asked me to reply with responses to a set of questions in email (stuff like why are you interested in working at Nokia, what skills do you have, etc).
Two weeks after I submitted that e-mail back to HR, someone who would be my peer emailed me to set up a phone interview. I had the phone interview which took about 40 minutes and I was just asked to go through and explain the different parts of my resume.
It took about a month after that to get the approvals for me to fly down to their office for 1:1 interviews. I'll have additional updates to supply after that happens.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Describe a time you were really happy in your career.