I applied online. The process took 5 weeks. I interviewed at Epic (Madison, WI) in Jun 2012
Interview
1. Submit online application on their website
2. email invitation for personality / IQ test (15 minutes)
3. Setup phone interview with HR
4. Phone interview (30 min) - resume/GPA/SAT verification, typical HR questions, role review
5. Setup skills assessment date
6. Skills Assessment at local testing center - Programming, Math/Logic graded on accuracy and speed. Took ~1 hr of the 2.5 hrs allowed.
7. Invite for onsite interview with option to fly in day before for dinner with employee
8. Travel team books flight/hotel for you
9. Fly in day before interview day and check into beautiful hotel in downtown madison. Dinner with Epic employee and a few other recruits. Also brief tour of Madison. Extremely casual.
10. Onsite interview day is busy busy busy:
A) Software Demonstration
B) Tour of campus
C) Group interview with a current PM/TS
D) 10 minute presentation (free topic) with a small audience
E) Case study with 1 other recruit
F) Lunch at the cafeteria with an employee and group of recruits (amazing food)
G) 1 on 1 interview with PM/TS
H) 1 on 1 interview with recruiter (tough HR questions)
I) Verbal skills assessment graded on accuracy and speed, 2 minute timed math test
J) Take a picture for file and cab to airport!
11. Hear back within 1-2 weeks on offer.
The overall process is long but very organized and streamlined. The HR department does an amazing job with keeping in touch and moving things along. The onsite interview is a great opportunity to really see what this company is all about. The employees are definitely young and with the dress being casual it feels like a college campus. Madison itself is a little bit aways but the city seems awesome with tons of restaurants and bike paths etc. There will be lots of other candidates and majority will be new grads applying for their first jobs. Very few candidates that are 30+. The majority of the Epic employees you meet will have been there 5 years +. Not sure if this is intentional or not. By the end of the day there should be no questions on your part that are unanswered.
The process took 5 days. I interviewed at Epic (Madison, WI) in Jun 2012
Interview
I began by filling out an online application. I was immediately contacted and asked to complete a personality test. Afterwards a phone interview was scheduled and though I enjoyed talking with my interviewer, the questions that I asked and the answers I received deterred me from accepting the position.
I applied online. The process took 6 weeks. I interviewed at Epic (Verona, WI) in May 2012
Interview
5/4: Submitted Epic Application
5/9: Completed Rembrandt Profile
5/15: Phone Interview with HR
5/24: Dinner w/ 1 Epic Technical Writer and 3 Applicants in Madison, WI
5/25: Tour of Verona, WI Campus
Interview with International HR Director
Case Study with 1 Epic Salesperson and 1 PM Applicant
Lunch w/ 1 Epic Technical Writer and 3 Applicants at Epic
Presentation with 2 HR and 1 PM
Programming Evaluation
Quantitative/Logic Evaluation
Verbal Evaluation
Final Interview with 1 PM
Overall, Epic is a great company to work with. I was encouraged to apply by a friend in the healthcare IT space, and I am looking forward to a long-term career with Epic. Throughout the application/interview process, I interacted with 12+ Epic employees directly. Everyone is very nice, and the cab driver (Jim) even offered his advice upon arrival at Epic: "They must really like you to bring you this far. You are the best and the brightest. Be confident, and be yourself."
Obviously, Jim spends many mornings and afternoons ferrying Epic applicants to and from the company's 600+ acre campus, but his advice rings true. To those currently in the application process, just be yourself. Be confident, but not arrogant or presumptuous. Epic is looking for genuine, hard working people who want to be a part of something far bigger than themselves. Best of luck!