Comments on: How To Interview With Me

By: Pooja

Pooja — Mon, 22 Mar 2010 11:50:57 +0000

Hi,

My telephonic interview is scheduled for tomorrow for QA position. I wanted to know bout the kind of questions to expect. Will it be purely technical?What all things should I prepare for the interview?

Thanks,
Pooja

By: joe

joe — Mon, 07 Dec 2009 05:07:11 +0000

No problem. Send me your CV and I’ll forward it on to some old TW friends. They’ll be happy to help. Good luck!

By: Prasanna Vadhani Sridharan

Prasanna Vadhani Sridharan — Mon, 07 Dec 2009 04:37:08 +0000

Hi Joe,
I have got 2 yrs experience in automation testing with Cognizant Technology Solutions, India. Now i relocated to Brisbane, Australia and wanting to work with ThoughtWorks. Can you help me in giving me a referral so that I can forward my resume to the person. It will be very great if you could help me in this regard.
Thanks
Prasanna

By: joe

joe — Wed, 05 Aug 2009 06:18:44 +0000

Hi Danny. While I don’t work for ThoughtWorks anymore, I’m pretty sure their interview process is pretty similar in Australia. TW contacts you either way if they like you or not. They try not to waste your time or theirs in the application process. Sometimes it takes a few days for them to get through evaluations and other applicants.

TW University is typically where freshers are sent when TW feels they don’t have enough work experience, but I’ve known people who have been sent there to help them get a quick immersion into the culture before they go out to see clients.

By: Danny

Danny — Wed, 05 Aug 2009 05:47:13 +0000

Hi ,

I read ur journal was really helpful. I just appleied for a test analyst position in sydney thoughtworks university. Do they follow the same interview process like TW. Sorry i am confused abut the word university, thought may be the int would be more like a freshers position. They send me a questionaiire and i have sent them back, Will they only call me if they like my answers? will they let me know if my application was unsuccessful coz im expecting a lot to get in to TW.

By: joe

joe — Tue, 28 Jul 2009 17:06:31 +0000

Hi Ranjith. I’ve sent you an email with instructions on who to contact.

By: ranjith

ranjith — Tue, 28 Jul 2009 14:22:11 +0000

Hi Joe ,

i am like a fan of this organization since my college . The work culture is amazing . I have been really looking forward to join this company and want to initiate things now. Can you please help me with the referral for Bangalore location as I am unable to find one . I understand that you are no longer a part of thoughtworks but if you could help me with referring my profile it would be a great help to me . Looking forward for your reply.

Thanks

By: Neil

Neil — Thu, 25 Jun 2009 13:49:38 +0000

Thanks Joe, I will call up the concerned person.

By: joe

joe — Wed, 24 Jun 2009 20:51:29 +0000

Hi Neil. Code reviews can take a while depending on how busy other consultants are that review your code. It usually takes a few days, but if you don’t hear anything after a while, just give your recruiter a little call and they should be able to tell you the status of your review.

By: Neil

Neil — Wed, 24 Jun 2009 12:42:49 +0000

Hi Joe,

I have submitted my code for review,and I dont know what is next.When will the recruitment team communicate to me regarding me being rejected or selected.

By: Arun

Arun — Fri, 05 Jun 2009 13:55:20 +0000

hi joe,
Can you explain me about the aptitude round for TW. Heard it is totally different from other companies.

By: Arun

Arun — Wed, 20 May 2009 12:00:14 +0000

Thanks a lot joe… i’ll try my level best..

By: joe

joe — Thu, 14 May 2009 00:46:54 +0000

Just be yourself. Your attitude matters more than your aptitude for the job, especially coming out of college.

Study agile and lean methodologies and know about ThoughtWorks a bit as well. Searching the job postings will give you an idea of what they are looking for.

By: Arun

Arun — Tue, 12 May 2009 19:31:03 +0000

Hi Joe,
TW is coming to my coll next month.. I’m little bit nervous and excited… Can yo pls guide me for giving my best shot…
Thank You

By: joe

joe — Wed, 06 May 2009 05:37:42 +0000

Hi Puneet,
I’m no longer a ThoughtWorker, so I don’t think it would be fair for me to comment on their hiring practices any longer. I can say that it’s mostly important to be yourself and relax.

Pairing can be a scary thing if you’ve never done it before and your interviewers will take that into account.

Being friendly and outgoing will go much further for you than your development skills in a particular toolset or language. You are bound to be required to write in other languages during your time at TW, so having solid fundamentals (OO, performance, optimization, refactoring, etc.) is better than knowing every bit of syntax in your toolset or every macro in your IDE.

Good luck to you.

Joe

By: Puneet

Puneet — Wed, 06 May 2009 04:44:58 +0000

Hi Joe,
I have cleared the code round at TW India.
My next rounds of interview in on Saturday.
Can you please guide me how to prepare for interviews & code pairing rounds.
I have got 2 & half year experience in developement in Microsoft technologies.

By: Vartika

Vartika — Thu, 30 Apr 2009 15:42:06 +0000

Sir,

i have been called for the 2nd round of technical interview(after code pairing) as a software developer in TW India.i am a college graduate.Kindly guide me as to what is expected from me and which domains should i work upon?
Thank You!

By: Mark

Mark — Wed, 08 Apr 2009 00:58:09 +0000

Thanks joe, but I did get a response last week. The response was pretty strange, recruiter thinks all TW people liked me and I liked the people/culture as well but there is no position available in this economy. She will call me when a position is available after a month, or 6 months, a year. It is kind of dissapointing when something as uncertain like this happens but hopefully things will move on. I trust Obama

By: joe

joe — Fri, 27 Mar 2009 07:39:06 +0000

@mark It typically takes 3-5 business days. HR should be contacting you shortly. If not, contact me again and I’ll try to get someone to look into your status.

By: Mark

Mark — Fri, 27 Mar 2009 01:22:07 +0000

Do you know how long TW takes to notify about hiring decision after F2F interview?

By: Zinal

Zinal — Thu, 19 Mar 2009 22:15:27 +0000

Thanks for your help!

By: joe

joe — Thu, 19 Mar 2009 20:30:49 +0000

Hi Zinal,
I’m no longer employed by ThoughtWorks, so I’m not able to provide you with details, but my description above is for Professional Services employees, not Operations employees. They may give you some variation, but not nearly as technical as far as I know.

Joe

By: Zinal

Zinal — Thu, 19 Mar 2009 03:06:37 +0000

Hi Joe,

I will be having my first phone interview with TW for an Executive Assistant Position in Chicago. Can you tell me if the interviewing process is different than that of an IT based position? Thank You.

By: joe

joe — Tue, 09 Dec 2008 18:56:09 +0000

KP,

The QA position should be similar to the outline I gave above. There will be questions about your technical experience, especially around test automation, if you have any.

Otherwise, our interviews are the same for all positions except for the developer candidates who also have the addition of a coding assignment.

Joe

By: KP

KP — Mon, 08 Dec 2008 19:57:49 +0000

Hey Joe,

I have been called for the Interview at TW Bangalore, India for QA position. How it is different than that you have mentioned above? What is the Interview / Questions pattern for QA position? On what area they might ask questions?

By: joe

joe — Mon, 06 Oct 2008 17:29:44 +0000

Hi Lakshmi and Rajani,
The office interview consists of several tests and intensive interviews. Occasionally there are activities with other candidates as a group, but mainly just tests and interviews.
I’m not allowed to tell you much about the tests, but one is a logic test and another is a general intelligence test with a personality test for last. The scores do not weigh heavily on hiring decisions unless we’re on the fence about someone. You can probably find out more details about them in other places on the internet.
The interviews are just more in depth versions of your phone interviews. They go into your experience and are looking to see if you fit the TW culture. You’ll be asked all kinds of questions about your work background and probably given a few scenarios to see how you would act. The interviews weigh the heaviest on our decision to hire you, so just relax and think through questions. TWers are looking to see if they would want to work with you day after day.

Good luck,
Joe

By: Rajani

Rajani — Mon, 06 Oct 2008 10:52:21 +0000

Hi,

I am Business Analyst with 5 years of experience. Can you please brief me about TW’s interview pattern. HR wanted me to block 4 hours for the interview.

By: Lakshmi

Lakshmi — Fri, 03 Oct 2008 07:57:04 +0000

Iam a business analyst with 6 years experience. I have been called for an interview with TW India on Monday. Can you throw some light on the interview process in TW – how many rounds and what to expect in each round?

Lakshmi.

By: joe

joe — Mon, 08 Sep 2008 16:06:27 +0000

Fahad,
The logic assessment is like programming without actually having to program. You get a diagram that is linked by directions that you have to follow. I wouldn’t stress about it too much. It is more important for devs than analysts and doesn’t weigh heavily into anyone’s hiring decisions unless they are on the edge.

Joe

By: Fahad Nari

Fahad Nari — Mon, 08 Sep 2008 07:04:19 +0000

I am business analyst with 3 years of experience. I have completed my round 1 interview with a TW India. I need to undergo the Logic assessment test and the round 2 this friday.

I would like to know what the logic assessment be like and for round 2 they have asked me to look into Agile methodology and visualization methods.

Can you let me know what can i expect for round 2?

By: joe

joe — Thu, 28 Aug 2008 04:55:40 +0000

Ankur,

You’ll be asked about your experience with different testing tools and be asked to give a description of your last job(s). Your interviewers will ask you about testing theory and also get into specifics. You may be asked to write small bits of code or describe how you would test a hypothetical application. It really depends on the interviewers.

In addition, every candidate is given a logic and intelligence test. I can’t tell you much about them, other than that they are straightforward and (almost) nobody ever gets them completely right.

Good luck!

By: Ankur

Ankur — Thu, 28 Aug 2008 04:10:36 +0000

Sir I am short listed for the Software test engineer profile. with in few days i will be called for the next round(Face to face) at the thoughtworks office. Will you please let me know what can be the procedure?

Regards
Ankur

By: joe

joe — Tue, 05 Aug 2008 16:20:22 +0000

Hey Praneet,

Glad to see this post is helping you. The topics for technical discussion range widely by the role you are interviewing for and the people doing the interview. They will focus on your knowledge and dig as deeply as they can into your background to get you talking about what you’ve done for other companies.

If you’re a developer, there will be a small coding assignment and a review of the code.

The in-office tests are difficult, but I’m sure you’ll be fine. Good luck!

By: Praneet

Praneet — Mon, 04 Aug 2008 14:25:53 +0000

Hey.. Hi..
Ur guidelines seem to be really helpful.. Thanks..
ThoughtWorks is about to visit our colg in aug..
I just wanted to know if u could enlighten a few questions(topics) asked during technical rounds..
I tried to search on internet, but could hardly find much matter about apptitude tests and tech and HR interviews..
Thanks in advance..