Seismic Imager applicants have rated the interview process at Viridien with 2.9 out of 5 (where 5 is the highest level of difficulty) and assessed their interview experience as 48% positive. To compare, the company-average is 53.8% positive. This is according to Glassdoor user ratings.
Candidates applying for Seismic Imager roles take an average of 45 days to get hired, when considering 48 user submitted interviews for this role. To compare, the hiring process at Viridien overall takes an average of 32 days.
Common stages of the interview process at Viridien as a Seismic Imager according to 48 Glassdoor interviews include:
Phone interview: 43%
One on one interview: 18%
IQ intelligence test: 15%
Skills test: 7%
Personality test: 5%
Group panel interview: 4%
Background check: 4%
Drug test: 4%
Other: 1%
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The process took 2 days. I interviewed at Viridien (Houston, TX) in Apr 2012
Interview
My experience was a bit compressed because there was pressure from another offer (which I ultimately accepted). The first phone interview consisted of 4 math questions. All relatively easy though you might want to practice some statistics. Explain your thought process as you solve the problem.
2nd phone interview was with the head of the department. Split between a standard "fit" interview and more math questions.
Offered position on the spot but that was clearly atypical.
Flew to Houston at the end of the week to visit the office. It's filled with transplanted academics and the software package that they use to analyze seismic data is very impressive. Everyone seemed very welcoming (it's Houston, that's to be expected) and the atmosphere was a bit quiet while I was there am people were working hard but I got the impression that as the evening rolls in, there's some fun to be had. Apparently there's a ping pong tournament that seems to garner a great deal of attention.
The offer was, if looked at on it's own, very good. The benefits package is excellent. The salary is meant to be augmented based on performance do what is offered is the salary for "low performers" so average performers an high performers can expect to earn more. How much more is entirely unclear. I asked and they wouldn't give me an order of magnitude approximation.
Overall, the experience was enjoyable but odd because my only interaction before the offer was over the phone. I had submitted my CV an letter many months before they called me for the interview that I had forgotten I submitted for the post. That said, once they decided to interview me, they were very serious about the process and didn't waste time (mine or theirs). They come across as a good place to work, the company is well respected in the seismic industry, and they take care of their employees. I did not decline their offer easily.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
What is the most important thing you look for in a job?
first round. in the format of phone or zoom. I was asked some math questions/basic physics questions. Some of them are like middle school math contest questions. Some of the focus on signal processing. I don't remember all of them. But if you are good in high school. you will be fine.
I was interviewed by only one person. They asked me why I wanted to work for them and my skills. They asked me about my thesis and if I was avaiable to move out of my country.
Two rounds of phone interviews. First round to describe yourself about your research and so on and asked some simple math question. Second round asked some brain teaser and more math questions
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
some brain teasers related to geometry algebra questions as well as classical probability