The process took 2+ months. I interviewed at Northrop Grumman
Interview
Was found on LinkedIn and flown out to interview at Lithicum Heights Maryland to interview for a beginner friendly Software Engineer lvl2-3 job. Interview talked about past experiences from jobs, concepts from operating systems course, and difference between an array and linked list. Was also asked the question on what is OO programming. No whiteboard or code writing necessary. No behavioral questions; purely technical high- level questions. Interview was laid back and insightful about the company.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
What con of a linked list vs an array would there be if we had to access a value in a linked list vs a known position in an array.
I applied through an employee referral. I interviewed at Northrop Grumman (San Diego, CA) in Mar 2016
Interview
Simple. Questions were not too difficult and description of the job was 50% accurate. This presents two problems: new hires are not fully aware of what their tasks are and the quality of the new hires are not up to par at times due to the lax interview process.
I applied online. I interviewed at Northrop Grumman (Redondo Beach, CA) in May 2016
Interview
After applying on their website, they reached out via email and phone where I was able to set up an interview. I also had to pass a drug screening which could be taken at a local facility and there was a background check. Since I was living nearby, I was able to have the interview on site with people on various projects. Mine lasted well over an hour as I had separate conversations with about 3 people. Afterwards they showed me around the building we were in. There weren't any tough technical questions but they did probe my understanding of basic object oriented programming. There was no technical interview.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
What are the major principles Object Oriented programming?