I applied through a recruiter. The process took 1 day. I interviewed at Yahoo in Mar 2011
Interview
I was contacted first by a recruiter and then by a manager about a position. The phone interview went smoothly, and I was invited for a campus interview.
I must say that I was not at the top of my shape. I had not interviewed for three years, and that morning I felt tired. I made a bug in one of the programming questions, and limped through another one. It was clear both to me and to them I guess that I would not get hired.
Nevertheless I was struck by how rude they were. One interviewer was asking "so where will you fit here?". Then they abruptly canceled the process before lunch and escorted me out (there was supposed to be one lunch interview and another one afterward). I'll never apply to Yahoo again.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
There was a question about performing shifts on a string, sorting all outputs lexicographically, and then trying to recover the input string based on the last column of the table made up of the rows of sorted strings.
The selection process will consist of two rounds:
1. Online Coding Round – A technical assessment focused on your core tech stack.
2. Hiring Manager Interview (Online) – A virtual interview with the hiring manager to discuss technical depth, problem-solving approach, and alignment with the role.
I applied through an employee referral. The process took 3 weeks. I interviewed at Yahoo
Interview
The hiring manager did not show up at our originally scheduled meeting time. We rescheduled. The HM name dropped a bunch of big tech companies that they worked for in the past. It felt like the HM was hoping for me to provide a similar list of familiar brand names ... which was odd considering their supposed desire for more startup-y people.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Tell me about a challenging project that you worked on.
The process was expected compared to most comparable jobs. Demonstrate and know your coding and you will do fine. The interview was fair and the hiring managers were all tech savvy. I accepted a different development position with another company a few days after the interview. It was a good experience overall.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
What is your time management strategy for meeting project time goals.
