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      Junior Consultant Interview

      Dec 20, 2013
      Anonymous Interview Candidate
      Chicago, IL
      No offer
      Neutral experience
      Difficult interview

      Application

      I applied online. The process took 2 days. I interviewed at Thoughtworks (Chicago, IL) in Dec 2013

      Interview

      The process took well over 2 months in total. I first applied through the LinkedIn Jobs Board. I was contacted by one of their "Talent Scouts" via email with a lot of information about the company. Also included was a questionnaire and a programming test; both were fairly straight forward. The questionnaire had questions like, "What is one thing you have taught yourself during your own free time," or "You have been appointed Ruler of the World. What are the 5 most important things you will do while ruler?" The programming test had 3 questions and allowed you to choose and develop one in any of the three listed languages (Java, Ruby, and C#). I personally wrote my solution in C# because I had been using C++ for the past 2 years, however, the company mainly has projects that use Java and Ruby on Rails. After I had submitted both the questionnaire and programming test, it was a long process of waiting to hear back. I sent a follow up email about 2-3 weeks after submitting the questionnaire and test just to check if I was still being considered for a position. They emailed me a week later asking what day the following week would be best for a phone interview. As others have posted on here, the phone interview is a personal discussion about your desires and aspirations for the future and for working with ThoughtWorks. They are also looking to see if you keep yourself busy by your own free will. They have something within the company called "The Beach" which is where all idle workers go to stay busy with personal work or helping on other projects. It took a week and a half to hear back, but I finally was told that I made it through to the in-person, 2 day interview process. This process was really laid back. I never felt nervous at any point, even during the technical interviews. Be warned, if you think you're right for the job because you have a background in Comp Sci, then you are in for a shock. This company is very reliant on "equal opportunity" and they bring in anyone. I had people with backgrounds ranging from economics to education without any Comp Sci degree or experience apart from the Dev Boot Camp 5 month course. They really don't weigh your worth based on your knowledge of the theory and concepts of programming. Be ready to be grilled on your cultural background and your social views. If you don't enjoy a more liberal approach to the workplace, then you may want to reconsider your application. You won't find many conservative minds at this company. The first day of interviews were more about getting settled in their office. Everyone that was in my group got together to talk about each other so we can more fully understand everyone's background. We had a discussion on your personal thoughts of meritocracy. This is where I had the biggest issue with the company. It felt more like entrapment than an actual discussion. They already knew the answer they wanted to hear, but they wanted to see how you would respond. You can discern the answer to the question yourself. After the meritocracy discussion, we took 2 assessments, the Wonderlic test and a test designed and developed by ThoughtWorkers. The Wonderlic is straight forward; you can find the test online for free. The ThoughtWorks logic test was so simple. It's very basic logic based thinking. If you can follow the directions and think through the problem like a programmer would, then you're going to blow through it in no time. I finished in 20 minutes leaving me 40 minutes to double and triple check my work to make sure I didn't make any stupid mistakes. Surprisingly, others didn't even finish which was quite astonishing. The second day was where the real interview process began. They give you a schedule that outlines what interview you have at what time and in what room of the office. There is two technical interviews, one where you refactor your code through pair-programming with an actual ThoughWorker and one where you discuss your education background in development. The education background technical interview also included a STEM presentation that you were to create with little time to prepare and then present to 2 interviewers. It also included a Tic-Tac-Toe problem which was very easy to work your way through. If you take the steps of TDD (Test-Driven Development) and make small, quick iterations on your AI process, then you should be able to create a non-losing strategy. The last interview that part of the day is the culture interview. This interview is very much like the the phone interview, but they ask you even more hypothetical questions to see how you will respond. I was asked, "What is one person you would not want to work with," and "What is one industry you would not want to work in."

      Interview questions [1]

      Question 1

      "What is one thing in the recent news that has upset you."
      1 Answer
      7

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      Junior Consultant Interview

      Mar 16, 2023
      Anonymous Interview Candidate
      Declined offer
      Positive experience
      Average interview

      Application

      I applied online. The process took 2 weeks. I interviewed at Thoughtworks in Aug 2021

      Interview

      it is so good. interview panel is so supportive. total there will be five rounds and also their is P3 round where we would discuss about social things 1. coding round 2. Technical Interview 3. Phone Interview 4. P3 round 5. HR Round

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      Junior Consultant Interview

      Jun 6, 2017
      Anonymous Interview Candidate
      New York, NY
      No offer
      Negative experience
      Difficult interview

      Application

      I applied through an employee referral. I interviewed at Thoughtworks (New York, NY) in Jan 2016

      Interview

      It was long; I got all the way up to end. Unfortunately, I had an interviewer for the culture test that was flat out sad. I would say how I've always wanted to work for ThoughtWorks and she would say she's totally over it and doesn't want to work there. She also told me how when she went to India for training the locals were pulling her hair. It seemed everything I said she went into the extreme opposite to detour me. It was bizarre, even the 2nd interviewer who was new to ThoughtWorks was giving her side-eye. The rudest interviewer in the world. It's been over six months since the interview, and it still leaves a bad taste in my mouth.

      Interview questions [1]

      Question 1

      If you go to India people will violate your personal space, does this bother you?
      1 Answer

      Junior Consultant Interview

      Mar 1, 2015
      Anonymous Interview Candidate
      Chicago, IL
      No offer
      Positive experience
      Difficult interview

      Application

      I applied through college or university. The process took 2 days. I interviewed at Thoughtworks (Chicago, IL) in Feb 2015

      Interview

      Two day process. First day was logic assessments (Wonderlic test, Flow Chart Logic Test developed by ThoughtWorks) and a group project (designing a floor plan for Puggles). Second day was 5 minute presentation on any STEM topic (with 1 hour prep time). Then some technical interview questions. Then a values interview (really a grab bag about anything you put on your questionnaire. Also be aware of what is happening in the world). Lastly, a pair programming exercise where you review your code that you sent in. Just finished the interview so I have not yet heard back on an offer. (Putting NO until further notice.)

      Interview questions [1]

      Question 1

      What is the reward that you gain from helping others learn?
      Answer question
      4