AT&T

Associate Applications Developer Interview Experience - Chicago, Illinois

September 1, 2015

Positive ExperienceGot Offer

Process

Applying as a senior in college, I applied through the AT&T careers website.

I received an email and did a phone screen with a college recruiter roughly a week after my online application. He vetted me and then sent me on to a two-part call: one with the hiring manager and one with the "tech guy" to ascertain my level of technical knowledge.

A few days after the interview, I received a request for my SSN for tax purposes. A few days after that, I received a call from the college recruiter about my offer.

NB: I was not drug-tested, but there may have been one upon offer acceptance according to a friend (urine test).

Questions

Data structures, algorithmic complexity, basic 200-level CS concepts.

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Interview Statistics

The following metrics were computed from 2 interview experiences for the AT&T Associate Applications Developer role in Chicago, Illinois.

Success Rate

100%

Pass Rate

AT&T's interview process for their Associate Applications Developer roles in Chicago, Illinois is incredibly easy as the vast majority of engineers get an offer after going through it.

Experience Rating

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Candidates reported having very good feelings for AT&T's Associate Applications Developer interview process in Chicago, Illinois.

AT&T Work Experiences

Decent place to work

Associate Applications Developer • Current Employee

August 22, 2019

Pros: Huge company, horizontal mobility, good benefits.

Cons: Red tape and bureaucracy due to its size

Decent place to work

Associate Applications Developer • Current Employee

August 22, 2019

Pros: Huge company, horizontal mobility, good benefits.

Cons: Red tape and bureaucracy due to its size

Great people, poor management

Associate Applications Developer • Current Employee

Middletown, New Jersey, United States

Pros: Great people, lots of opportunities to learn.

Cons: Work isn't that challenging. FlexForce's goals are in direct conflict with the ambitions of young employees. Pay isn't at market value.

Great people, poor management

Associate Applications Developer • Current Employee

Middletown, New Jersey, United States

Pros: Great people, lots of opportunities to learn.

Cons: Work isn't that challenging. FlexForce's goals are in direct conflict with the ambitions of young employees. Pay isn't at market value.

A haven for the mediocre, frustrating for the ambitious

Associate Applications Developer • Current Employee

Pros: The Technology Development program is a decent place to start if you're fresh out of college and have little experience in the professional world. While working within the Technology Development program, you can transition to different clients fairly easily, gaining exposure to different technologies.

Cons: As the title suggests, if you don't intend on working hard or accomplishing much professionally, then AT&T is ideal for you. The ambitious and hard-working need not apply. * Raises are terrible (around 2% per year), and the starting salary is uncompetitive, especially if you're a developer. Even if you're a developer from a great school, you'll get paid roughly the same amount as non-technical people from inferior schools. No matter how hard you work, no matter what you do to set yourself apart, your raises are mostly determined by your seniority in the company. * AT&T oozes with cheapness. As a developer, you'll receive a cheap Windows machine. My office space is dull, uninspiring, and tawdry, with hardly any perks or amenities whatsoever. * The TDP program is too long. Eighteen months is far too long to babysit people. Realistically, you'll only get a minor pay and title bump after those 18 months are up. * Sometimes you go without work for long stretches of time. It is simply unbelievable that developers can sit around with nothing to do.

A haven for the mediocre, frustrating for the ambitious

Associate Applications Developer • Current Employee

Pros: The Technology Development program is a decent place to start if you're fresh out of college and have little experience in the professional world. While working within the Technology Development program, you can transition to different clients fairly easily, gaining exposure to different technologies.

Cons: As the title suggests, if you don't intend on working hard or accomplishing much professionally, then AT&T is ideal for you. The ambitious and hard-working need not apply. * Raises are terrible (around 2% per year), and the starting salary is uncompetitive, especially if you're a developer. Even if you're a developer from a great school, you'll get paid roughly the same amount as non-technical people from inferior schools. No matter how hard you work, no matter what you do to set yourself apart, your raises are mostly determined by your seniority in the company. * AT&T oozes with cheapness. As a developer, you'll receive a cheap Windows machine. My office space is dull, uninspiring, and tawdry, with hardly any perks or amenities whatsoever. * The TDP program is too long. Eighteen months is far too long to babysit people. Realistically, you'll only get a minor pay and title bump after those 18 months are up. * Sometimes you go without work for long stretches of time. It is simply unbelievable that developers can sit around with nothing to do.

Decent place to work

Associate Applications Developer • Current Employee

August 22, 2019

Pros: Huge company, horizontal mobility, good benefits.

Cons: Red tape and bureaucracy due to its size

3.0
Decent place to work
Associate Applications Developer • Current Employee
August 22, 2019
Pros: Huge company, horizontal mobility, good benefits.
Cons: Red tape and bureaucracy due to its size

Great people, poor management

Associate Applications Developer • Current Employee

Middletown, New Jersey, United States

Pros: Great people, lots of opportunities to learn.

Cons: Work isn't that challenging. FlexForce's goals are in direct conflict with the ambitions of young employees. Pay isn't at market value.

4.0
Great people, poor management
Associate Applications Developer • Current Employee
Middletown, New Jersey, United States
August 8, 2018
Pros: Great people, lots of opportunities to learn.
Cons: Work isn't that challenging. FlexForce's goals are in direct conflict with the ambitions of young employees. Pay isn't at market value.

A haven for the mediocre, frustrating for the ambitious

Associate Applications Developer • Current Employee

Pros: The Technology Development program is a decent place to start if you're fresh out of college and have little experience in the professional world. While working within the Technology Development program, you can transition to different clients fairly easily, gaining exposure to different technologies.

Cons: As the title suggests, if you don't intend on working hard or accomplishing much professionally, then AT&T is ideal for you. The ambitious and hard-working need not apply. * Raises are terrible (around 2% per year), and the starting salary is uncompetitive, especially if you're a developer. Even if you're a developer from a great school, you'll get paid roughly the same amount as non-technical people from inferior schools. No matter how hard you work, no matter what you do to set yourself apart, your raises are mostly determined by your seniority in the company. * AT&T oozes with cheapness. As a developer, you'll receive a cheap Windows machine. My office space is dull, uninspiring, and tawdry, with hardly any perks or amenities whatsoever. * The TDP program is too long. Eighteen months is far too long to babysit people. Realistically, you'll only get a minor pay and title bump after those 18 months are up. * Sometimes you go without work for long stretches of time. It is simply unbelievable that developers can sit around with nothing to do.

2.0
A haven for the mediocre, frustrating for the ambitious
Associate Applications Developer • Current Employee
June 29, 2017
Pros: The Technology Development program is a decent place to start if you're fresh out of college and have little experience in the professional world. While working within the Technology Development program, you can transition to different clients fairly easily, gaining exposure to different technologies.
Cons: As the title suggests, if you don't intend on working hard or accomplishing much professionally, then AT&T is ideal for you. The ambitious and hard-working need not apply. * Raises are terrible (around 2% per year), and the starting salary is uncompetitive, especially if you're a developer. Even if you're a developer from a great school, you'll get paid roughly the same amount as non-technical people from inferior schools. No matter how hard you work, no matter what you do to set yourself apart, your raises are mostly determined by your seniority in the company. * AT&T oozes with cheapness. As a developer, you'll receive a cheap Windows machine. My office space is dull, uninspiring, and tawdry, with hardly any perks or amenities whatsoever. * The TDP program is too long. Eighteen months is far too long to babysit people. Realistically, you'll only get a minor pay and title bump after those 18 months are up. * Sometimes you go without work for long stretches of time. It is simply unbelievable that developers can sit around with nothing to do.

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