I applied online. I interviewed at SAIC (Oklahoma City, OK) in Jun 2014
Interview
Very pleasant interviewing process. Was thorough on what was expected in job requirements and very professional interview.
It did take a while filling out all the necessary paperwork and all the back and forth emails. I suppose that is to be expected if you work for the government and have to have a security clearance.
The last interview was a little intimidating because they asked me every question in the book about my background and financial history. The lady was very professional and I didn't feel too uncomfortable. I guess those types of experiences are good lessons for future interviews.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Actually at the initial interview, I was quite pleased with the interview questions. There was no high-pressured trick questions that some interviewer like to play. I value the respect and consideration of a good interviewer who doesn't play head games.
It was the final interview that was a little more pressured. They ask everything about your background and financial history. It was a good learning experience, as I had never gone through something quite like that before.
I applied through other source. The process took 1 day. I interviewed at SAIC (Arlington, VA)
Interview
Hiring manager asked when I can start and general background from college. Project Architect asked more technical questions about my coding languages, skills, and something specific (see below). This was back in 2005 (before they broke off into Leidos) where there weren't so many phone screenings before an in-person interview. It was just directly that! I then talked with 2 other folks on the project to get a more background from them and fresh views on the project itself.
Interview questions [2]
Question 1
Database and architecture questions and how they related to designing software and writing code
I applied through a staffing agency. The process took 5 days. I interviewed at SAIC
Interview
HR and the hiring manager did not have their communication together. According to the hiring manager, I was hired, however HR had more processes to do, before, I come to in for work.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Difficut Question that did not have to do with the job