I applied online. The process took 2 weeks. I interviewed at FactSet (Boston, MA) in Jun 2015
Interview
There were three rounds.technical phone round(30minutes), HR telephonic(30minutes), In-person interview (Around 2 hours). Was little nervous for telephonic rounds but had a pleasant experience for OnSite experience. I was taken straight to conference room with a team member and a lead on phone call.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Telephonic Round
What are types of recovery in sql server
What kind of backup plan will you suggest for a data warehouse environment.
What kind of experience you have with Business Intelligence
How do you apply and validate patches and service packs
HR Telephonic:
How did you hear about us
Do you know what FactSet does
What was your experience working in a team
Have you ever worked with Remote teams
why you are looking for a new job
What is your experience in your current job
In Person Interview :
On site interview mostly was like a discussion and they were trying to relate if my experience can add a value to their problems they are dealing currently.Few questions like how do i validate data for duplicates, experience in documenting processes, oracle to sql server migration,BI Tools etc.
I applied through university. The process took 1 day. I interviewed at FactSet (New York, NY) in Apr 2008
Interview
applied through college recruiting. interviewed 1:1 with a recruiter on campus then was invited to NYC for formal interview. met with 3 other people. there was a group of us interviewing that day from the same school. asked mostly behavioral questions about past experiences. overall smooth interview.
