I applied online. The process took 3 weeks. I interviewed at VMware in Mar 2011
Interview
Initial phone screening with hiring manager was pretty normal (background, etc). Interview with three different people included brand teasers and technical questions. They definitely seemed interested someone with a very technical background even though it was a marketing position.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
How many hamburgers are consumed in New York City during the course of a year?
I applied online. The process took 1 week. I interviewed at VMware (Cleveland, OH) in Jan 2022
Interview
The questions were focused on what technical knowledge I possessed, not ones of the outcomes I was able to achieve. It was disappointing to see that they only valued technical knowledge and did not place much value on the other aspects of product marketing that create results for a product line.
I applied through an employee referral. The process took 4 weeks. I interviewed at VMware (Palo Alto, CA) in Mar 2017
Interview
The campus interview process was very simple and straightforward. I had three telephonic interviews in three weeks and had my offer in the fourth week. My first interview was with a Marketing Manager, second one with Line Manager and the final round with Marketing Director.
I applied through an employee referral. The process took 3 weeks. I interviewed at VMware (Palo Alto, CA) in May 2016
Interview
I applied through referral and the interview process took 3 weeks. The recruiters for some reason never respond after the interview process is complete. I would suggest focusing on pricing, product launch, and content development approach questions.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Vmware entered into open source few years back and this is what I was asked in reference to that.
How would you decide whether a feature should be launched in community or enterprise version?