I applied through university. The process took 3 weeks. I interviewed at DreamWorks Animation (Redwood City, CA) in Jan 2010
Interview
I got the call after submitting my demo reel and resume to the HR. The first interview was on campus. Basic puzzle questions were asked. basic coding skills were tested. Was contacted after 3 weeks for onsite interview. 4 rounds in total, all panel interviews. First round was personality test. Asked questions about my personality, my likes, dislikes, asked me to narrate a funny story. Second round was puzzle round. Asked 6 different puzzles and I answered them all. The third round was technical round. The questions asked were based on C++, basic graphics questions, hashtables etc. The last round was with the TD director. He went over the team and the company. Explained the benefits of the company. A general chat.
I applied through a recruiter. I interviewed at DreamWorks Animation
Interview
Included initial screenings with recruiter, then several rounds of interviews with different members of the production specific team. This included a section about career experience, a technical problem solving section, and a final round with supervisors.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
What is your least favorite DreamWorks film and what would you do to improve it?
I applied through a recruiter. I interviewed at DreamWorks Animation
Interview
Was cold called by a recruiter to see if I was interested in hearing more about positions. Replied with an interest in hearing about them. Was never contacted again. Would of been nice to get a reply or some information, and not just thrown to the side. Especaially after them initially contacting me,
I applied through university. I interviewed at DreamWorks Animation (Pittsburgh, PA) in Sept 2016
Interview
They did a short interview on our campus, during which they only looked at my resume (no time to show a portfolio) and asked a couple technical graphics questions as well as a brain teaser question.