I applied through a recruiter. The process took 1 day. I interviewed at VMware in Feb 2011
Interview
These guys are very very specific. Don't surprise if interviewer ask question like "What is the name of dll that has ... blah blah fxn ....".
Conclusion: They are not going to test your smartness but will test your memory.
1. Bad for folks who like challanges
2. Good for guys who are ok with repeated work and confined knowledge.
Interview questions [2]
Question 1
What is name of dll that contains File function ....
casual, difficult, long. recruiter interview, hiring manager interview, pairing engineering exercise, play ping pong, get breakfast, salary discussion, salary negotiation, offer, contract, 6h in total. the process took 2 weeks. All pretty standard
I applied online. I interviewed at VMware (San Francisco, CA)
Interview
It was very friendly and positive. They have an amazing benefits package. I made it thru two rounds of interviews. They followed up with a phone call instead of a rejection letter. It was a positive experience.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
They asked me about myself and my experience. Asked if I knew who they were
The interview was good but it was a bit difficult. There were one written programming round and two online coding rounds There were multiple coding rounds. The programming language asked was core java.