I applied through a recruiter. The process took 10 months. I interviewed at Esri (Redlands, CA) in Apr 2011
Interview
This company is completely dysfunctional. I talked to the recruiter for 10 and half months before I finally spoke with a hiring manager. The company considered three other candidates before me, but those candidates got tired of waiting and walked.
Interview questions [2]
Question 1
"Tell me how you deal with difficult people on the job."
I applied online. The process took 3 months. I interviewed at Esri in Feb 2023
Interview
The interview process lasted just over 3 months, which – for a lower level position at the company – was unnecessary and a waste of time. I understand a company's desire to carefully vet applicants, but having 5 rounds for a position that isn't even remotely senior seems over-the-top. The first few rounds made sense: a phone screening, followed by 2, 1:1 interviews with direct teammates. However, following those interviews, they held a "teams" interview where the questions were largely the same and the people I interviewed with – while very pleasant people – didn't seem to understand what role I was applying for. It just felt like it was a waste of not only my time, but the people's time who were interviewing me. My recommendation to ESRI would be to rethink their hiring practices. It's okay to be thorough, but don't waste people's time.
Easy, but not very transparent. Take some time to learn about GIS, impress them with your leadership and organizational skills. Ask great questions. Understand the position. I would recommend applying here.
I applied online. The process took 3 weeks. I interviewed at Esri (Redlands, CO) in Jan 2019
Interview
The interview process was a panel interview with each different interviewer asking specific questions around which are of the business they manage. Not that difficult and straight forward for people who are intervewing