Farnborough, Hampshire, South East England, England
Accepted offer
Negative experience
Difficult interview
Application
I applied through an employee referral. The process took 3 months. I interviewed at Red Hat (Farnborough, Hampshire, South East England, England) in Jun 2013
Interview
Long and overly complicated, People team screen, Technical screen, Manager Screen and then 3 hours of panel style interviews and a presentation, you have too really want to get through. Panel now look for specific factors (Focus on customer, problem solving, influence, execution) and most importantly Red Hat Cultural fit.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Describe a time when you had to significantly modify work procedures so they aligned with new strategic directives
Questions on the industry and key open source technologies. Cultural fit was important as well for the hiring team. Kubernetes, containers, platform engineering and security were key topics for the interview.
I applied in-person. The process took 2 months. I interviewed at Red Hat (Munich, Bavaria) in Sept 2016
Interview
1st screening via a RH talent scout, 2x video conference with business stakeholders (not direct managers), invitation to deliver a presentation in front of a panel, negotiation of T&Cs with HR afterwards...
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
"Interview" was a realistic business presentation and the panel asked detailed questions like a customer would do ...
I applied through a recruiter. I interviewed at Red Hat (New York, NY) in Mar 2016
Interview
Telephone Screening on technical skills after HR Calls, Onsite interview with 4 Sales Account managers and 2 Senior Solution architects. Interview was kind of average but focused more on presentation skills and Red Hat products
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Whiteboard session to explain one of the architecture I built.
