I applied through a recruiter. The process took 2 months. I interviewed at Epic (Madison, WI) in May 2011
Interview
I was first contacted by an HR recruiter who found my resume on Monster.com and asked to check postings and apply for a position. I applied for the Project Manager position and was contacted about 3 days later to take a Rembrant Personality Test (this test is just basic questions, nothing to stress about!)
About a week later I was contacted by the same HR representative and asked to set up a video interview. This took forever to actually set up because the HR representative was terrible at responding to my emails. I had to email her 3 times over the span of two weeks to actually get it set up.
The video interview is a breeze! Its basically an Epic employee asking you questions about your resume, personality, etc. I really enjoyed this interview and learning more about the company.
They said that I would hear back in a week, but I heard two days later that they wanted me to take a "Skills Assessment", which again took weeks to set up. I was very nervous about this test with all the things I have read about it. Due to the NDA that you sign when taking the test, you cannot reveal much about it!
I will say that it was the hardest test I've ever taken in my life, but seeing that I've never taken a programming class in my life, I am not sure how they expect you to pass a programming test. I think it is a little ridiculous that they expect you to pass an intense programming test, when the position has nothing to do with programming at all.
The second test was a math/logic test, short and very simple. A total breeze!
Don't waste your time studying for this test..you either know it or you don't.
It took almost two weeks to hear back from them that they had "moved on with other candidates", which I assumed would be the case knowing that I bombed the test.
I think Epic is a great company, and I would have loved to work for them. But, I think that they are going to miss out on a lot of great candidates due to the test.
Overall, the interviewing process took a month and a half.
I applied through college or university. The process took 6 weeks. I interviewed at Epic (Madison, WI) in Jul 2011
Interview
Applied online through my university. A few days later, I took a fairly standard personality test. 2 days later, I received an invite to be interviewed via video chat, although the interview eventually was conducted on the phone due to technical issues. I had the behavioral interview about a week later, and the interviewer mainly just asked some questions that have already been detailed on this site. This lasted approximately 20 minutes.
About another week after that, I was informed that a skills test would be proctored at a local library in my hometown. This has been the longest part of the process thus far as the test had to be mailed both to/from as well as scheduling conflicts with the proctor. As others have mentioned the test had 2 parts: a math and a programming section. Another after the test was completed, I received an on-site interview which I will be attending soon.
Thus far, the interview process has been handled pretty smoothly and the HR rep that I've been in contact with has been extremely helpful. The only thing I don't understand is why some applicants take a skills test prior to the on-site while others seem to take a skills test while at the on-site interview. Though I suppose if you perform well enough on the skills test, then it won't really matter either way. My GPA is also less than what I've heard Epic "requires", so I don't think GPA would be a reason for an applicant not getting an interview.
The process took 5 weeks. I interviewed at Epic (Verona, WI) in Jun 2011
Interview
A recruiter found my resume on Monster.com and contacted me with a very informal phone call in regards to the Technical Services position. I took an online personality test, then I had a phone interview with an employee who holds a technical services position. After that, I took a couple of tests, 1 math and the other programming language. I received a call asking me to fly up to Madison for an interview for the Project Manager position.
They fly you out there, put you in a nice hotel, you go to dinner with an employee and the other recruits. The next day you ride to Epic's campus about 30 minutes away and have a day filled with case studies, interviews, lunch, presentations, and position reviews. Its a very informal interview so dress comfortable. I felt like I did well on the presentation, and 1:1 interviews but they felt differently as I didn't receive an offer.