I applied through an employee referral. The process took 3 weeks. I interviewed at Yahoo (Sunnyvale, CA) in Feb 2010
Interview
Very professional. Initial phone screen was quite easy - few questions about data structures and algorithm fundamentals. The on-site process included four 1:1 interviews broken down into categories such as Networks, DS & Algorithms, Testing, and Databases/General Concepts. Be prepared to write some code.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
How would you design a database for a company to store employee information? How would you test this design?
I applied through university. The process took 5 days. I interviewed at Yahoo (Champaign, IL) in Apr 2010
Interview
The position was for a Software Engineer in QA. It was a contract position for 1 year at Yahoo!'s office at Champaign, IL . I was contacted by a team member directly and was asked basic job experience questions. Next I was called on-site where the entire team interviewed me. Five interviews of 45 mins each. Questions tested my Perl and database skills. Some questions related to QA. Got an offer within 2 days.
Interview questions [2]
Question 1
Explain the QA cycle. I found this difficult since I did I am still in school with non QA experience.