I applied online. I interviewed at Optiva (Pune) in Jan 2013
Interview
Will take 15 days.directly applied through their website.they ll ask you regarding your current project.oss bss concept.UNIX .java details on all.your presentation skill.then another Skype round.3 rd round would be hr round.you can not bargain more .not a good pay master so don't expect to get good hike.facility is not good
I applied through an employee referral. The process took 2 weeks. I interviewed at Optiva (Pune) in May 2012
Interview
I applied through a referral of a previous employee. There were 5 rounds. 4 of them technical, 1 HR.
All interviews were around 45-60 minutes each. All taken by different senior employees of the existing team. last technical round was taken by hiring technical manager. I come from a telecom background.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
1. Call flows for Voice/SMS/Data
2. Roaming Scenarios
3. UNIX questions
4. Oracle SQL questions
5. DB related functions.
6. One instance of handling emergency case.
I applied through a staffing agency. The process took 1 week. I interviewed at Optiva (Pune) in Mar 2014
Interview
Interview process was simple,
I had three rounds,
1. with a senior team member
Basic knowledge of telecom domain,
Unix knowledge(Shell commands , but bit good knowledge is expected)
SQL knowledge
1-2 puzzles to check your aptitude
2. with Manager
Kind of a HR round
Day to day activity?
what you are looking for?
what are your strength and weakness?
Why leaving your previous company?
Some puzzle.
3. Director
just formality
Why need change?
Expected salary?
and just kind of discussion
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Don't remember exact questions, but telecom domain knowledge like prepaid/postpaid billing flow, and good knowledge of Unix and SQL will suffice