I applied through an employee referral. The process took 1 week. I interviewed at OCLC in Jan 2020
Interview
The first round was a call with HR. Then the next step was a 30-minute interview with the Technical Manager and finally a final round of interviews which was a one-hour technical interview with two Lead Developers
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Mostly around projects done in the past and some Java related questions
I applied through a recruiter. The process took 3 days. I interviewed at OCLC (Leiden) in May 2025
Interview
OCLC had van mij een CV en korte introductie ingezien, en ik werd vervolgens uitgenodigd op kantoor in Leiden voor een interview van potentieel maximaal een uurtje. Daarbij zijn vooral de gebruikelijke vragen gesteld over mijn eerdere (technische) taken en specialismen door twee personen uit personeelszaken en management. Ook is er een goede uitleg gegeven over wat OCLC doet aan ontwikkeling en de internationale verbanden. Specifiek een (technisch) assesment of iets dergelijks kreeg ik niet meteen.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Dit was een vrij compleet interview, en de belangrijkste vragen gingen toch over mijn technische achtergrond. De hoofdvraag ging over wat ik aan software-ervaring meebreng van mijn eerdere werkzaamheden.
I applied through an employee referral. The process took 3 months. I interviewed at OCLC (Dublin, OH) in Jan 2020
Interview
Interviews with team and managers, after an interview with a recruiter. Knowledge of Spark was also mentioned and knowledge of xml and library data. Last interview was a fit interview. Really helps to have knowledge of Spark.
Software Engineer applicants have rated the interview process at OCLC with 3 out of 5 (where 5 is the highest level of difficulty) and assessed their interview experience as 75% positive. To compare, the company-average is 61.8% positive. This is according to Glassdoor user ratings.
Candidates applying for Software Engineer roles take an average of 42 days to get hired, when considering 4 user submitted interviews for this role. To compare, the hiring process at OCLC overall takes an average of 33 days.
Common stages of the interview process at OCLC as a Software Engineer according to 4 Glassdoor interviews include:
Phone interview: 29%
Skills test: 21%
Group panel interview: 14%
Drug test: 14%
One on one interview: 14%
Background check: 7%
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