I applied through an employee referral. The process took 2 weeks. I interviewed at Teradata (Islamabad, ) in Jan 2015
Interview
Submitted my resume through a friend. Got call from HR. The interview panel was of 2 persons. Both were serious managers. One was asking behavioural questions and technical background. The other was asking SQL specific technical questions. Solved quieries on White board.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
A monkey is climbing a tree. Takes one step forward and 2 back. How many steps will it take to reach the top. The top was 10 steps
I applied through a recruiter. The process took 4 weeks. I interviewed at Teradata (Sydney) in Jul 2014
Interview
Interview consisted of 3 formal stages and an informal meet. Initial stage was a 1:1 meeting with the hiring manager, followed by a meeting with the existing members of the team and finally a formal presentation where I was asked to whiteboard the proposition and field questions - quite standard. The final step was a casual meet in a bar to shake hands and see how we interacted socially.
Interview questions [2]
Question 1
As is standard for a sales interview, they were keen to understand my success in the past and how I had approached a previous opportunity. There was a lot of questioning and challenging to vet my skillset and ability.
A further observation from this experience is that this style of interviewing is quite dated and does not necessarily provide a good indication of how well someone will do their actual duties. These questions are important, and have their place in the process, especially in sales, however - a more structured and methodical process to understand someone's thinking, approach and how they would tackle a problem within the business environment they are interviewing would be a more sensible approach and provide a better indication of whether that person can do the job the business is hiring for. This is not a Teradata specific issue, but rather a systemic issue that affects the industry as a whole.
I applied through an employee referral. The process took 2 months. I interviewed at Teradata (Islamabad, ) in May 2012
Interview
Overall, it was a very lengthy process, i.e. took about 2 months from first interview till the time i was rendered an offer. During this interview, I first had a technical interview, followed by an HR interview, followed by another technical (level 2 interview - Department Manager) and then another general interview by Head of GCC. At the end, I had one more sitting with HR, after which i got an offer.