Glassdoor users rated their interview experience at Coolblue as 100% positive with a difficulty rating score of 4 out of 5 (where 5 is the highest level of difficulty). Candidates interviewing for Senior Software Engineer and rated their interviews as the hardest, whereas interviews for Senior Software Engineer and roles were rated as the easiest.
The hiring process at Coolblue takes an average of 30 days when considering 1 user submitted interviews across all job titles. Candidates applying for Senior Software Engineer had the quickest hiring process (on average 30 days), whereas Senior Software Engineer roles had the slowest hiring process (on average 30 days).
Overall a great interview process, but the salary offered was very less.
Two Skype interview in quick succession.
Questions:
1) Basic question about your interest and current work?
2) Why Rotterdam, why cool blue?
3)Some questions regarding the profile you applied for, Hadoop, SAAS.
Task:
Task related to data mining/Hadoop. Difficult but interesting.
Called on-site:
1) Interaction with team, discussing there current work.
2) Small interview
3) Made an offer
Environment:
Very good, crazy meeting rooms. People working there are knowledgable and nice. Have pool table, tt table, game box,...etc.
Salary offered:
Too less, so less that I wont be able to meet with my expensive in Rotterdam.
Remark:
To CoolBlue: If you are planning to offer so less salary please tell the candidate before hand.
Candidate: Ask the salary. It might be very less from what you are expecting.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Task was difficult. Analysis has to be strong for completing the task.