McAfee Interview Questions & Reviews

Interview Details After talking to the recruiter, and going through the usual "skills checklist" and "small talk" (personality assessment?), a phone interview (by the hiring manager) was conducted. The interview was mainly technical.

After that, a series of interviews was booked (all during the course of one day). First, there was a C++ test (to be solved by developing software on a stand-alone computer), followed by a 1:1 with the hiring manager (of a technical background), then a 1:1 with the director for the division (the hiring manager's manager).

Negotiation Details – As I already had an offer from another company at the time of the interviews, McAfee moved forward quite quickly, and made an offer on the next day, quoting they weren't interested in a "bidding war" with the other company.

Interview Details 1. Initial Phone Interview.
2. 6 One on One interviews
3. HR Screening (BG check etc)
4. Offer

Negotiation Details – 1. Keep it simple and dont play games.

Interview Details There are a minimum of 3 rounds one of which will be a coding round in code of your preference.
Round 1 - involved basic aptitude and QA concepts
Round 2 - involved more details questions on the tasks that you would be involved in
Round 3 - a coding round that involved 2 or 3 simple programs in C++ (they did ask me what language I was comfortable with)

Additionally there will be HR rounds and meetings with your senior managers and so on.

Interview Details I was contacted on LinkedIn for a Sales position. After an initial interview with global/regional HR, I continued to having an interview with local (Cork) HR. After that, I had a short interview (10 min) with the person who was my potential boss/senior manager. I also had to do an intelligence test online. Then I was invited to the Cork office for a full day assessment center, where I did interviews and case interviews.

Interview Details Phone interview with a manager.

Negotiation Details – Didn't negotiate. Got a phone call from HR and accepted the offer and the salary on the spot.

Interview Details No. of technical interviews: 4. One telephonic, 3 F2F
First the project and requirement was explained. Very good questions asked relevant to job and current project.

Negotiation Details – Negotiate well, as you will not get 2nd chance after coming in.

Interview Details Technical HR personnel was very good in explaining in initial conversation.
I had 3 Tele rounds and HR person was really frank enough to tell me exact feedback.
for Example, After the 2nd Tele round, He informed me that Interviewer was not much impressed but finally voted as 55 / 45 in my favor.

All 3 tele rounds were focused.
1st - Pure coding skills (1 hr)
2nd : Algorithm Skills (1.5 Hrs)
3rd: NTFS, FS and Kernel (45 Mins)

After I cleared all 3 tele rounds, I was asked to come down to their office for full day interview process.

Interview Details One telephonic and one F2F

Interview Details 1st meeting at University career fair
Interview for phone interview, within 1 week
30 min interview, conducted by hiring manager
Pleasant interview, not a stress interview
14 days before announcing decision
only 1 round of interview.

Negotiation Details – i got the top band of the pay range, so I did not negotiate.