I received an e-mail from a recruiter who saw my resume at my college career fair, so I decided to check it out and apply online (I applied for the Technical Services/Problem Solver Position). The next day, I got a reply to my e-mail response about a phone interview, and a few days later, I talked to someone who had the position I applied for. They described the company, what it does, their job, etc.; it was more of an informational interview than an interrogation. They also asked if I'd be alright with taking an online assessment, which would also include testing my programming/logical thinking abilities, and I agreed.
So, a few days after that, I scheduled the assessment (an online proctoring service was required to prohibit cheating) and took it. It had four parts (math, writing logic, programming logic, grammar), and I took about 3 hours.
A little over a week later, I got an invitation for an on-site interview for the Technical Services position and the Quality Assurance position, so I scheduled it for about 3 weeks later since it was around the holidays. They paid for everything, and I arrived the day before my interview to walk around and explore downtown Madison. They also offered to have dinner with an Epic employee that night, so I did with 3 other Epic interviewees. The next morning, I had a full day scheduled on the Epic campus in Verona, and every second was scheduled, which was nice:
- I had orientation with a group of about 8 other people
- Then, we split into smaller groups and met with someone working in the Technical Services position to ask any questions
- After that, I had a one-on-one interview to assess how I would handle working in that position.
- Then, I got back into a small group and met with someone working in the Quality Assurance position.
- Lunch was after that, and the employee who took us to the cafeteria showed us all the different parts of the Epic campus/buildings and their unique art/designs. To be honest, I was tired by then.
- After lunch, I had a one-on-one interview to assess how I would handle working in the Quality Assurance position.
- Then, the interview with an HR representative to get the basics on what I thought, what position I'd like, etc. (I ended up asking for the Quality Assurance position over the Technical Services one, which I'm starting to regret; if you want more money/travel, I'd suggest the Technical Services position.)
- The last part of the assessment came after that interview; it was like one more segment of the assessment I took online a few weeks earlier.
And at the end, I got a ride back to airport and flew back home.
There are a LOT of recruits they bring in every day, and their growth makes me feel like everyone is easily replaceable. I got an offer for the position I asked for (Quality Assurance) about a week later and will probably be accepting it.
(**Know that if you get an offer, it's for 2 years with some reasonable salary/benefits, and you won't get any of the company's 401K contribution unless you stay for at least 3 years.)