I applied through a recruiter. The process took 2 weeks. I interviewed at GE (Melbourne, FL) in Jul 2015
Interview
One hour phone interview with hiring manager describing the position and asking high level questions about projects on resume and light technical questions (what is polymorphism, inversion of control).
In plant interview follows one week later and lasts 4-5 hours with multiple panels.
First interviewed with two systems engineers (business analysts) who explained more about the program and dove into current role and medium level technical questions (explain potential performance problems and fixes when using JPA). Had a chance to ask them questions about the position and team structure. This portion of the interview was real, off the cuff, and unscripted.
Next interviewed with a QA / software test engineer. Entirely behavioral questions (how do you deal with conflict, what makes a good team). Questions most likely came from a recommended pool.
Final interview was with a two senior software engineers. They came with a packet (10 or so pages stapled together) resembling a test you would take in school and started going through the questions one by one. All engineering and/or code related. Very disappointing. Was hoping for a real conversation at least with this panel. Had a chance at the very end to ask them questions about the dev environment and software team.
Wrapped up with HR where we reviewed employment requirements and discussed benefits. No interview style questions asked.
Interview questions [5]
Question 1
Write (with a pencil in a workbook) pseudo code to reverse an array. Follow-on - write (again with a pencil in a workbook) a unit test to verify your implementation.
Write (with a pencil in a workbook) _compilable_ Java code to remove duplicates from a List<String>. Can use anything available in JDK 7.
Given a seesaw and 8 identical looking balls, find the one heavier ball. Improve your solution as much as possible. Once at the optimal solution, how many balls does this work with?
Had 3 interviews: one with the hiring manager, one with the direct manager and one with the HR. The technical interview was held mainly by the direct manager. The hiring manager assessed my teamwork skillset and previous experience delivering large scale projects.
I applied online. The process took 1 week. I interviewed at GE (Bengaluru) in Aug 2024
Interview
I had been interviewed with GE healthcare, 1st round was good, guy who took interview was nice and knowledgeable. But 2nd round was pathetic.
The guy who took interview for 2nd round does not know what is time complexity used for algorithms. He asked me to write program on Rotate array and i have written best solution as per time complexity O(n) but he was saying not acceptable even though it is working and told me could have written better solution. May be he is lacking time and space complexity concepts.
Introduction: A recruiter conducts a brief phone call with the candidate to introduce the company, discuss the role, and answer any initial questions.
Skills Assessment: The recruiter asks the candidate about their technical skills, experience, and relevant projects.
Cultural Fit: The recruiter evaluates the candidate's communication skills, teamwork abilities, and cultural fit with the company.