I applied through university. The process took 2 weeks. I interviewed at Huawei Technologies (Beijing, Beijing) in Sept 2012
Interview
There are five step to decide the offer for the new graduate students. It contains the tech. skill interview focus on the project you have done and the algorithms. Then phys. test and discussion test. IQ test is also needed. There is also the panel test. You'd better not to talk too much. And no words is also a bad idea. They will ask you whether to go to other cities, such as XI'an, Chengdu and so on.
It went smooth, 2 OA, 1 HR Call, 1 Technical Call, 1 Manager Call. All went well, they ask based on your title and field. SO get prepared for what you are applying for like which position you know.
I applied through other source. I interviewed at Huawei Technologies (Düsseldorf)
Interview
Getting an invitation for a phone interview was very unexpected for me given that my CV is not linear. The interviewer was incredibly disrespectful. I was shocked about how aggressively she talked to me. I have never experienced something like that. She was treating me like I did something wrong or like she was trying to set me up for failure? She said to me if the interview goes well you will hear from us otherwise you won’t. So not even a rejection mail.
I applied through a recruiter. I interviewed at Huawei Technologies
Interview
The technical interviewers were very professional and friendly, but the final HR interview was the worst HR experience I have ever had and showed a huge culture mismatch. It was borderline rude and felt like a one-sided interview rather than me also getting to know the company better. For example, she was really shocked that I asked about what she liked and felt could be improved at the company, said that it was a "strange" question, and that since she was the one interviewing me, she cannot provide any judgements about the company to the candidate. She also declined to share their salary range, repeatedly emphasizing that as the candidate, I should not be asking that and should just tell her my current/expectation. She even directly asked for the minimum I would accept.
I'm not sure if this is common at the company but candidates deserve more respect.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Why did you join your current company instead of a bigger well-known one?
What is the minimum package you are willing to accept?