I applied through a recruiter. The process took 3 weeks. I interviewed at Epic (Madison, WI) in Jun 2010
Interview
I received an email from someone in HR saying they saw my resume on Monster and to check them out, I applied a week later. Six Days later I received another email to set up a phone interview for the following week. There was a time zone confusion where I ended up getting the call 2 hours after expected but had the interview anyway. The interviewer was a software developer, not someone from HR. We spent about 15 minutes on questions about me and then spent the next 30 just talking and joking about various things to do with the company and programming in general. He was very laid back and easy to talk to but did still remain professional the entire conversation. Two days later I got an email saying a skill test was on the way which I am currently waiting for.
I applied online. The process took 4 weeks. I interviewed at Epic in Jun 2010
Interview
The interview process was very involved, more so than any other company I applied for. First was a phone interview, followed by a personality test with some simple math questions. Afterwords, I was invited for an on-site interview and assessment. It was nice to see Madison and I was made comfortable and well-fed, so in a way, it felt like a mini-vacation as I got to a small tour of the area. At the on-site tour, after given a preview of the environment, benefits, and product, I was given a series of assessment tests, mostly in logic, basic algebra, and because of the position I was applying for, a sort of programming test, as well as the interview before flying home. It had a weird mix of taking a standardized test and being in a liberal arts college.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Was asked to give a 20 minute presentation with Q/A on my most challenging/rewarding programming project.