I applied online. I interviewed at General Motors (GM) (Markham, ON) in Oct 2020
Interview
Initially HR did a telephone interview with some basic questions. Then there was a video recording session. This was followed by 2 rounds of behavioural and technical rounds. Employ STAR method while answering.
I applied through an employee referral. The process took 3 months. I interviewed at General Motors (GM) (Roswell, GA) in Jun 2014
Interview
Applied to several jobs that looked interesting over many months. Received a call back and phone interview for one, but no request for on-site interview. Finally, one of my friends got hired and with his recommendation I was contacted about a Lead Developer position. Did the phone interview. Followed up with on-site. Then an offer
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
On the phone and on-site the interviewer asked several situational problem solving questions eliciting me to respond with examples from my own work experience. However, on-site they also gave me a coding test with requirements for small programs and 4 SQL statements. The requirements were simple, but more academic than real world. (I have never been paid to write a Fibonacci code generator or a Palindrome detector) Anyone who has been out of college for 20+ plus years would require at least 10 minutes per question just to dust of the cob webs, and the test had a 30 minute time limit.
Lead Developer applicants have rated the interview process at General Motors (GM) with 4 out of 5 (where 5 is the highest level of difficulty) and assessed their interview experience as 100% positive. To compare, the company-average is 67.5% positive. This is according to Glassdoor user ratings.
Candidates applying for Lead Developer roles take an average of 90 days to get hired, when considering 1 user submitted interviews for this role. To compare, the hiring process at General Motors (GM) overall takes an average of 31 days.
Common stages of the interview process at General Motors (GM) as a Lead Developer according to 1 Glassdoor interviews include:
Background check: 17%
Personality test: 17%
Phone interview: 17%
Drug test: 17%
Skills test: 17%
One on one interview: 17%
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