I applied through college or university. The process took 1 day. I interviewed at Alcatel-Lucent (Bengaluru) in Mar 2012
Interview
It was a campus interview. Started off with ppt then written test. Consisted of apti, C, comp architecture & devices. Paper was bit difficult. Less number of shortlists for interview. Interview was a 1:2 panel type. Comfort and relaxing interview. concentrated on ideas and problem solving. Overall it was one of the best interviews.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
How would you cut a rectangular cake into two equal pieces when a rectangular piece has already been cut out of it? The cut piece can be of any size and orientation. You are only allowed to make one straight cut.
was good, organized. technical networking focused. software engineering and solutions architecture focused. Protocol development, linux related questions, python questions. C/C++ coding guidelines. System Architecture, high level and low level design
I applied online. The process took 2 days. I interviewed at Alcatel-Lucent (Los Angeles, CA) in Jan 2015
Interview
easy interview, not very technical, very easy going, simple questions, very helpful and timely, they had warm environment, no pressure, walk in the park, didn't like their attitude, too much pressure, some were non technical questions
I applied online. The process took 3 weeks. I interviewed at Alcatel-Lucent
Interview
I had two phone interviews and one face to face. The process took approximately 3 weeks. Overall, it was a pleasant process with quick decision making. Questions were pretty standard and related to the job.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Asked to explain my prior experiences related to the job.
Engineer applicants have rated the interview process at Alcatel-Lucent with 2.6 out of 5 (where 5 is the highest level of difficulty) and assessed their interview experience as 57% positive. To compare, the company-average is 73.9% positive. This is according to Glassdoor user ratings.
Candidates applying for Engineer roles take an average of 14 days to get hired, when considering 7 user submitted interviews for this role. To compare, the hiring process at Alcatel-Lucent overall takes an average of 17 days.
Common stages of the interview process at Alcatel-Lucent as a Engineer according to 7 Glassdoor interviews include:
Phone interview: 33%
One on one interview: 27%
Group panel interview: 20%
Skills test: 7%
IQ intelligence test: 7%
Background check: 7%
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