I applied through a recruiter. The process took 3 weeks. I interviewed at Epic in Dec 2010
Interview
I was first contacted by email by their recruiter asking if I might be interested in opportunities at Epic. I replied saying that I'm interested in Software Development and sent my resume, without officially applying, and they scheduled a Developer to interview me via phone. Even though it was with a senior software developer, the interview wasn't technical at all. He asked me about one of my projects but without going into more detail he just wanted me to ask him questions about being a software developer at Epic. He was very friendly and easy going and we ended up talking about the food and $5 desserts available at Epic. He seemed to enjoy working there very much.
The second round of interview was a skills assessment. Since I'm not living in the same state as the company they mailed a copy of the problems to a local library and set up a proctor for me. It was a 5 written programming problems in a language of my choice. They even allowed pseudo code because they're more interested in your logical thinking than you knowing things you can google later. They measure accuracy and how long it takes you to finish all the problems.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Given a string of numbers, translate that into letters and symbols according to keypad values.
I applied through a recruiter. The process took 6 weeks. I interviewed at Epic in Feb 2011
Interview
Epic might be a good company for just out of college folks who are glad to just have a job. This is not a company for anyone with experience. They have some jobs that need to fill (Implementers right now) and they want to stick ppl in that, no matter their prior experience, skills or even interest. It doesn't matter what you tell them, they need ppl for a certain role and that's what you are going to get, hence the emphasis on college grads.
I have 15 yrs of experience in software development and the last 5 being in management. Even during the initial phone screen, I made it absolutely clear that I was looking for a technical + management position and not a pure coding one. After a 2 hr coding test, I was finally called on site. to my surprise it was still for a s/w developer and "Implementer" role.
I figured they met lead or something so I went ahead. The interview was absolutely disappointing. I met about 4-5 ppl, varying in experience from 1 yr to 3 yrs. Each telling me what a day in a s/w developer life is. For god sake I've been in this industry to 15 yrs, I know what a day is going to be like. They were resonably smart but terribly immature and in experienced. They have no clue on how to interview any one with experience. One of them ever told me that he normally interviews only fresh college grads so he's not quite sure how to proceed.
What a total waste of time. anyone who would have taken even a slightest look at my resume would have known that they do not have any position for me. They have it all geared towards fresh grads, including the silly SAT/GRE type tests and language and math skills, extremely lame in my view.
This is no company for experience, great if you need somewhere to start, but honestly if you are looking for a career (after having one) don't waste your time.
At the end the recruiter is asking me if I am interested in an "Implementer role" heck no... what part of s/w leadership don't you understand... anyway waste of time...
Only positive is their hospitality. Campus is good, but after having worked for large corps its not anything out of the ordinary.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
typical coding questions like calendar function, phone number words etc