I applied online. The process took 2 months. I interviewed at Epic in Mar 2012
Interview
The process was standardized.
The first step was a screening phone interview. The call was about verifying information on the resume, technical interests, etc. Took about half an hour.
The second step was a skills test at a test center of your choice. The alloted time was 5-6 hours. You can very well complete the test in under 2.5 hours. I feel that the skills test plays a decisive role in the selection process because interns donot have a strong technical interview. This phase would take upto 2 weeks for the results.
The third step was the onsite interview. It takes about half a day with a tour of Epic. A presentatino of what Epic does. An informal chat with an employee. A 1:1 talk with an employee about a challenging project what we had worked on. Last , but also one the most important part, the HR interview. The questions are a bit tricky. The Hr will try to test your personality.As a part of the HR interview there is a 2 mins skills test.
Interview questions [2]
Question 1
What if you feel that your teammates are against your idea?
I applied through college or university. The process took 5 weeks. I interviewed at Epic (Madison, WI) in Mar 2012
Interview
I was first sent the standard link for a Rembrandt personality test. A few weeks went by, and I kind of figured I'd been passed up already, but then I got an email for a phone interview (the email hinted that I hadn't given a reply to an earlier email requesting an interview, but I'd never received anything--weird). During the phone interview, we went through the typical "tell me about yourself", "why Epic", "why are you interested in healthcare" questions. Having read up on other people's experiences, I was expecting to be asked for 5 adjectives that do/don't describe, or some such question, but instead I was asked for my five year plan. That was kind of a curveball, especially since I'd just detailed my college experience, which has involved some major major changes, plus no one else on here had mentioned that question. And . . . that was the last question before I was given a chance to ask my own questions.
It wasn't a hard interview, but especially given the context, I felt the 5-year plan question was kind of dumb. I also didn't like the "why are you interested in healthcare" one--what does one say to that? "For the same reason you're interested in cars over trucks (or baking over chocolate, etc.)"? It's just an innate interest.