I applied through college or university. The process took 3 days. I interviewed at American Express (Tucson, AZ) in Sep 2017
Interview
I interviewed on campus. the process was fast, I met the recruiter during an info session held on campu. Then the interview was 2 days after meeting the recruiter.
Two-Part Interview Process:
The first part involved solving and explaining a basic LeetCode-style problem related to data structures such as linked lists and heaps. The second part consisted of behavioral questions focused on workplace scenario
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
How do you detect a cycle in a singly linked list?
I applied online. I interviewed at American Express
Interview
1: Online coding challenge on codility, consisted of 2 coding questions
2: Behavioural interview on hirevue. 4/5 questions, ~20 mins
3: Assessment Centre in-person invitation, included group work as well as solo sessions
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
General set of behavioural questions were asked in the hirevue, one of them being "tell me a recent achievement you are proud of"
I received a hirevue interview two weeks ago. It asked about my skills and three behavioral questions, like why are you a good fit. If you prepare behavioral interviews you're fine,
Software Engineer(Internship) applicants have rated the interview process at American Express with 2.5 out of 5 (where 5 is the highest level of difficulty) and assessed their interview experience as 77% positive. To compare, the company-average is 61.7% positive. This is according to Glassdoor user ratings.
Candidates applying for Software Engineer(Internship) roles take an average of 12 days to get hired, when considering 69 user submitted interviews for this role. To compare, the hiring process at American Express overall takes an average of 25 days.
Common stages of the interview process at American Express as a Software Engineer(Internship) according to 69 Glassdoor interviews include:
One on one interview: 30%
Presentation: 17%
Phone interview: 10%
Drug test: 9%
Group panel interview: 8%
IQ intelligence test: 8%
Skills test: 8%
Background check: 4%
Personality test: 4%
Other: 3%
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