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Program Manager at Yahoo

No Offer – Interviewed in Feb 2013 – Reviewed Feb 19, 2013

Interview Details Initial communication - mail communication - asked to send resume and answeres of few questions.
Planned - Interview was rescheduled as the person who was supposed to take interview was working from home. I was waiting for call. When contacted - rescheduled for next day

Interview Question – - It was intial screen interview- No difficult / unespected question.
- Given a senerio and asked how you will set up a team?
- Asked if worked in Agile or not - which was clearly mentioned in Resume
- Asked about hands on experience
- No questions on profile. Interview lasted for 10-12 mins only .
- At end I asked question about required job details -got brief answer. Asked related 2nd question - no answer and interview was closed.
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Senior Software Engineer at Yahoo

Accepted Offer – Interviewed on Bangalore Dec 2012 – Reviewed Dec 30, 2012

Interview Details 2 - written Rounds(1objective+one programming round)
4 Round interview(3 technical+1 hr)

Interview Question – 2 written test is deciding factor   Answer Question

Negotiation Details – no such phase

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Senior QA Engineer at Yahoo

Accepted Offer – Interviewed on Bangalore Sep 2009 – Reviewed Nov 22, 2012

Interview Details I had 5 rounds of f2f interview on a single - all technical. All the questions asked were relevant. As I was being interview for a automation framework development role, the questions asked were all technical, questions that you can expect in interviews for development positions.

Later on I had 2 telephonic discussions on 2 separate occasions. One of them was a technical discussions with one of my teammates. The other one was a general discussion with my to-be manager.

Interview Question – The good thing about Yahoo interviews is that they take care to understand your profile ans ask relevant questions. Nothing unexpected or awkward.   Answer Question

Negotiation Details – Yahoo! offered me more than what I had asked for. I came to know after I joined the company that it was very low for my designation or experience.
So when you negotiate with Yahoo make sure that you know what is the standard salary for the role you are joining. If you ask for a low salary, Yahoo (or any company) would not bother to give you salary according to their standards

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Systems Engineer at Yahoo

Accepted Offer – Interviewed on Tiruchchirāppalli Aug 2008 – Reviewed Nov 18, 2012

Interview Details I was selected through Campus Hire. The Campus hire process begins with initial screening based on GPA etc. After that there is a written test. This test helps to seggregate candiates for profile (systems/software etc). The shortlisted candidates then undergo two to three rounds of technical interview. There is shortlisting after almost each round. Then there is a coding challenge followed by further shortlisting. After this, there is a final round of technical followed by HR interview.

Interview Question – Describe step by step troubleshooting for a server that is not reachable from location A but is reachable from location B.   Answer Question

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Intern at Yahoo

Accepted Offer – Interviewed on Bangalore May 2012 – Reviewed Nov 14, 2012

Interview Details I was referred to by another intern and sent my curriculum vitae through him. I received a phone call within 2 days. He asked me all sort of questions from my curriculum vitae, about my experiences and was impressed by my previous internships.

Interview Question – Nothing unexpected   View Answer

Negotiation Details – Not negotiable

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Software Development Engineer at Yahoo

Accepted Offer – Interviewed on Delhi Aug 2012 – Reviewed Nov 02, 2012

Interview Details Campus recuritment

Interview Question – how a packet is delivered from one process to another ?   View Answer

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Operations Lead at Yahoo

Accepted Offer – Interviewed in Bangalore – Reviewed Sep 11, 2012

Interview Details Initial communication was through an email. Contacted by the recruiter by phone. Attended written aptitude and communication tests. After making it through, had 3 operations round and 1 senior manager round followed by an HR discussion round

Interview Question – None   Answer Question

Negotiation Details – Was not able to negotiate.

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Senior Program Manager at Yahoo

Accepted Offer – Interviewed on Bangalore Aug 2011 – Reviewed Sep 03, 2012

Interview Details Was asked to come on a particular day after an initial phone screening. The interviews were more of meeting people where the conversation was freewheeling with a strong focus on responsibilities held previously

Interview Question – Nothing really   Answer Question

Negotiation Details – Please take everything in writing from this company. They confirmed orally about a Senior Program Manager but rolled out an offer as Program Manager! The HR and Management teams all denied responsibility for this. When I say management, this is right up to the head of Bangalore office.

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Consultant at Yahoo

Accepted Offer – Interviewed on Bangalore Apr 2010 – Reviewed Aug 29, 2012

Interview Details Initial process consists of employee referral and check by the company. Then based on the results, HR of the company calls up the candidate to gauge the candidates experience, willingness, ability and interest to take up the assignment. Based on the positive outcome of the talk, an interview is scheduled. Candidate is checked on the strengths and weakness and willingness to take up the assignment at assigned places. Later, based on the interview an offer is made.

Interview Question – Your willingness to work at any location, at any hours.   Answer Question

Negotiation Details – Salary, Place of work

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Principal Engineer at Yahoo

Accepted Offer – Interviewed on Bangalore Sep 2011 – Reviewed Aug 16, 2012

Interview Details 2 telephonic rounds; Questions are on Basics
7 technical round face-to-face (company paid airfare and guesthouse); No direct question, more tricky or experiential questions; To be beter prepared check for Yahoo! open-sourced products
All questions are based on either industry standards or open sources; no proprietary solutions discussed
No HR rounds

Interview Question – details on the packets level from one host to another that traverses a hub, switch and a router.   Answer Question

Negotiation Details – Fact based negotiations possible. Been interviewed and selected thrice

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