I applied online. The process took 2 days. I interviewed at Epic (Madison, WI) in Oct 2010
Interview
Started out doing an online personality test and then the phone interview was very easy, the person who called was a mechanical engineer graduate like myself, very young and could relate extremely well. A little too well.
Flew in to Madison for two days. The first night was just a dinner with a current Tech Services Engineer. He was a middle aged guy who had been working there for 12 years. Some of the perks of the company seemed to contradict his actual choices - he said every 5 years you get a month off for whatever you want to do. But he hadn't taken advantage of it even though he now has 2 months for some reason which seemed kind of fishy... He seemed overworked but liked his job regardless.
The campus is nice but I think lacks things like a gym or a day care center for employee kids because it is alone on a farm out of Madison. The receptionists are a little too nice, there responds are polite but robotic; honestly felt like I was in the twighlight zone.
All the employees are straight of college and turning rate is about 2 years. Interviewed with 3 different people one on one and did a programming test which was really easy.
Interview questions [2]
Question 1
Had to write some pseudo code for a recursive method.
They give you a scenario example like you are the rep for a client who is about to start using your system. A day before the start date they email you saying they want to add a feature. What do you do.
Straight forward. Asked some basic questions sometimes a logic based question but mostly getting to know basic information about you and if you would be a good fit within the company and adhere to the company ethos and guidelines like the 10 commandments
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
"Tell me about a time you faced a significant challenge at work. How did you handle it?"
All interviews took place during one 4-hour session. The interviews alternated between informational, providing information about the role, and interviews where I was asked questions about time management and client relations skills and general industry knowledge.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
What aspect of the job do you think would come easily to you, and what aspect would be the most difficult for you?
There are multiple rounds of "interviews". Someone wl call you to do an informal informational call. You'll then have an online assessment. If you pass the assessment, you'll be invited on campus for an campus tour and in person interviews.