Senior Technical Writer applicants have rated the interview process at Guidewire with 3.3 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 51.7% positive. This is according to Glassdoor user ratings.
Candidates applying for Senior Technical Writer roles take an average of 21 days to get hired, when considering 4 user submitted interviews for this role. To compare, the hiring process at Guidewire overall takes an average of 24 days.
Common stages of the interview process at Guidewire as a Senior Technical Writer according to 4 Glassdoor interviews include:
Phone interview: 20%
One on one interview: 20%
Presentation: 20%
Group panel interview: 20%
Skills test: 10%
IQ intelligence test: 10%
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I applied through a recruiter. The process took 3 weeks. I interviewed at Guidewire in Jun 2021
Accepted offer
Positive experience
Average interview
Application
I applied online. I interviewed at Guidewire (Foster City, CA) in Jul 2017
Interview
Completely straightforward. The recruiter was straightforward and kept every one of her promises and deadlines. The hiring manager was forthright. I went to the Foster City office and spent about 4 hours in 30-minute interviews.
The writing team was stellar, recruiting not so much. The sourcer IMed me 6 times with the canned template during the course of the hiring process, 5 of which were while I was in talks with them and one as late as the morning of the offer. It mitigated the experience. The talent team didn’t have a good grip on how negotiations should go. I felt pushed to reveal my cards instead of them offering a reasonable package from the outset. Why play games.
I applied online. The process took 3 weeks. I interviewed at Guidewire in Aug 2019
Interview
After a very pleasant screening interview, the interview with the hiring manager was more businesslike. I didn't get the impression they cared as much about my background and experience as they did in my ability to define terminology.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Describe a database in terms an 8-year-old would understand.