The process took 3 days. I interviewed at WD in Feb 2010
Interview
Started with a phone interview, then on to a face to face. I talked with 8 different people; other engineers, the hiring manager, managers from related groups and the VP. Each interview was focused more on how I thought through questions, and what I had done, to demonstrate I could solve problems. It was a hybrid of Behavioral interviewing and seeing what makes me tick.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
What was a major problem you solved in your last job, and how did you do it?
I applied through a recruiter. The process took 1 week. I interviewed at WD (San Jose, CA) in Oct 2014
Interview
The whole process is: 1 run of telephone screen + 1 day on-site. The on-site interview started with 40mins presentation and followed by 1:1 with interview committee. The interview questions contained both technical questions and work ethic questions. The interviewers are friendly. They also answered my questions about the company business, job responsibility, and work environment.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
How to work with people having different technical and culture background? Explain with examples.
I applied online. The process took 1 day. I interviewed at WD (San Jose, CA) in Jun 2013
Interview
There was an initial phone interview with the hiring manager, followed by an on-site interview.
During the on-site interview, I talked to the hiring manager, another manager, the recruiter, and several future coworkers. Each person took around 30 minutes. I was shuttled in, interviewed and shuttled out in the same day. We went out to lunch in between.
The recruiter was a little sketchy and indirectly asked for some information that I did not think was appropriate. It gave me some pause to think about what kind of a place this was.
I applied through an employee referral. The process took 3 weeks. I interviewed at WD (Fremont, CA) in Apr 2010
Interview
Half day process. 1. meeting with hiring manager. 2 meeting with 3-4 colleagues, 3. meeting with the HR to wrap up. 30 minutes for each interview.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
No difficult technical questions for you if you are in the "circle" of magnetic recording. People have to show team spirit, tolerance of the possible extra working hours and motivation for this job.
Senior Staff Engineer applicants have rated the interview process at WD with 2.5 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 61.4% positive. This is according to Glassdoor user ratings.
Candidates applying for Senior Staff Engineer roles take an average of 8 days to get hired, when considering 4 user submitted interviews for this role. To compare, the hiring process at WD overall takes an average of 23 days.
Common stages of the interview process at WD as a Senior Staff Engineer according to 4 Glassdoor interviews include:
Phone interview: 27%
Background check: 20%
One on one interview: 20%
Group panel interview: 13%
Presentation: 7%
Personality test: 7%
Skills test: 7%
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