I applied online. The process took 1 day. I interviewed at Allscripts (Richmond, BC) in Sep 2011
Interview
There is a screening interview - phone interview done by HR - question is explain Polymorphism.
For the actual interview, it is a whole day process.
It's a round table, multiple interviews a day with multiple people.
I have been an interviewer as well, and at the end of the day, given people pass, it's a personality/fit review.
Bland or Happy works best.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
really basic objects plus - such as apple/oranges, what is the parent class
very easy array/matrix question - almost everyone passes
personality assessment - chitchat
asked about past work experiences
there is a very high percentage of foreign born/trained engineers, compared to any other software firms in Vancouver. Some had no work experience in canada, and a few said they had to work as casino dealers before they got the job. (There were a few in my interview group, and none were hired. However, there are a few who were casino dealers before)
The process took 2 weeks. I interviewed at Allscripts (New Delhi)
Interview
1) technical round
2)managerial round
3)online English test
4)hr round
After all these round I accepted the offer and waited for offer letter for a week
But did not receive any offer letter and call from the management.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
1) oops concept
2)scenario based questions
3)testing related ques
It was very average interview and I was asked simple OOPS questions and problem solving techniques.
They had asked me about WPF, WCF, .NET, Silverlight, Javascript related questions too.
Algorithms and data structures were also part of the interview.
Good and technical . Interview panel was very smart. There were four rounds of interview. Two technical and 2 Managerial rounds were held. Coding language was asked with framework design
Senior Software Engineer applicants have rated the interview process at Allscripts with 2.8 out of 5 (where 5 is the highest level of difficulty) and assessed their interview experience as 50% positive. To compare, the company-average is 61% positive. This is according to Glassdoor user ratings.
Candidates applying for Senior Software Engineer roles take an average of 14 days to get hired, when considering 4 user submitted interviews for this role. To compare, the hiring process at Allscripts overall takes an average of 21 days.
Common stages of the interview process at Allscripts as a Senior Software Engineer according to 4 Glassdoor interviews include:
Group panel interview: 20%
Phone interview: 20%
Personality test: 13%
One on one interview: 13%
Skills test: 13%
Drug test: 7%
Background check: 7%
IQ intelligence test: 7%
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