I applied online. The process took 3 weeks. I interviewed at Vanguard in Jan 2025
Difficult interview
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I interviewed at Vanguard
Interview
First hour was behavioral, after that they went into practical assessments. The total time was 3 hours or so, make sure your are ready for that. This Makes Thirty Words
The interview process was very long (from 8am till about 2pm). We were divided into groups and got to take a tour of the office and had team building events. At the end, they split us up for the technical interview (mostly in Java).
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
How to parse or combine 2 strings in Java?
Protected vs Private vs Public classes?
Is garbage data deletion automatic or manual in Java
3 Interviews first online, next two in person they also asked for 2 recommendations from previous employers. Otherwise all as usual. What else Nothing much. I also didn't need to do the test task
Had an intro call with a recruiter (multiple months after filling out the application), then participated in an (virtual) onsite interview. My interviewers seemed great, but then the company just ghosted me. Never heard back, even after contacting my recruiter.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Describe a time when you showed leadership to a group
