I applied through college or university. I interviewed at Epic
Interview
I sent in a very brief application after speaking to a recruiter at a job fair. I didn't think anything would come of it because the application was extremely brief but they contacted me about five days after saying they were interested in having me complete an online assessment and phone interview.
The interview is mostly for you to familiarize yourself with what the position entails, the programming is some pretty tough stuff that starts out very simple and gets confusing quickly if you have no experience with the topic. They do teach you everything however so you don't need coding knowledge, but it would help guarantee accuracy.
I heard that the GPA requirement for them is a 3.3 but they contacted me despite the fact that my GPA is a little lower. I'm also not a programmer so I think it might actually help if you have a more diverse skill set for the role of project manager: the person who I talked to told me that she didn't have any technical knowledge either when she applied.
I'm still waiting for a response back but I feel fairly optimistic. The test took about two hours for me and it was proctored by a company that watched me via webcam. It was very exhausting though, but I guess that's relative and I'm sure it would be a breeze for certain people.
Interview was 3 hours long. It started with a general introduction of the company with 2 different people, then a 10 min case study on how you would approach a project followed by a presentation on a topic of your choice and finally the interview segment with the HR.
Incredibly long and tedious process; it honestly just felt like whoever could last the whole time got the job, because it felt that much of a test. The "interview" was information session after information session, and the actual interview wasn't even that hard. I think it is highly dependent on your test score.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Compared to the other possible job position [that they suggest to you], how do you like the project manager role in comparison?
The process starts with a role introduction from a current employee, then a skills assessment, and then an interview. The interview was completed in stages with sections done in group settings and an individual interview.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Why project management as opposed to a more technical position?
Project Manager applicants have rated the interview process at Epic with 3 out of 5 (where 5 is the highest level of difficulty) and assessed their interview experience as 56% positive. To compare, the company-average is 57.4% positive. This is according to Glassdoor user ratings.
Candidates applying for Project Manager roles take an average of 22 days to get hired, when considering 1,074 user submitted interviews for this role. To compare, the hiring process at Epic overall takes an average of 24 days.
Common stages of the interview process at Epic as a Project Manager according to 1,074 Glassdoor interviews include:
Phone interview: 20%
Presentation: 16%
IQ intelligence test: 12%
Personality test: 11%
One on one interview: 11%
Skills test: 11%
Group panel interview: 8%
Background check: 8%
Drug test: 2%
Other: 1%
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