I applied through a staffing agency. The process took 2 weeks. I interviewed at Alcatel-Lucent (Bengaluru) in Dec 2013
Interview
Direct Mail from HR based on profile in Job site -> 30 Mins Telephonic Interview -> 1 Hour f2f interview
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
They were expecting me to have in-depth knowledge of financial management of the account including contracts with third party vendors, otsourced partner management, ODC handling, complete product development process, etc
I applied through an employee referral. The process took 3 weeks. I interviewed at Alcatel-Lucent (Bengaluru) in Jun 2014
Interview
I got the interview via employee referral, there were 3 technical rounds and one HR round. The first two rounds, which were 1:1, were taken by senior managers; 40% of the questions asked were from my resume and 50% assessment was done by giving me situations the remaining 10% were general questions. The 3rd round was taken by a very senior program manager, which was telephonic interview and lasted for an hour and a half, this was one of the toughest rounds. The interview started with my earliest experience that I had mentioned in my resume, which quite frankly took me by surprise, and then he worked his way up to my current role. The questions were mainly focused on what all have I done in my carrier including deep dive of the processes which were followed along the way.
The last round was the HR round, which I'd say was typical.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
When the interviewer started the interview with my earliest experience
I applied online. The process took 2 weeks. I interviewed at Alcatel-Lucent
Interview
Contacted by HR for a phone screen, invited for a 1:1 interview with the hiring manager. I was asked about my background and work experiences in relation to the position.
Program Manager applicants have rated the interview process at Alcatel-Lucent with 3.3 out of 5 (where 5 is the highest level of difficulty) and assessed their interview experience as 33% positive. To compare, the company-average is 73.9% positive. This is according to Glassdoor user ratings.
Candidates applying for Program Manager roles take an average of 32 days to get hired, when considering 3 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 Program Manager according to 3 Glassdoor interviews include:
One on one interview: 19%
Phone interview: 19%
Drug test: 19%
Background check: 19%
Personality test: 13%
Skills test: 6%
Group panel interview: 6%
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