A recruiter contacted me by email after finding my resume in my school's resume book. I applied for the project manager position, but after I took a personality test, they thought I would work better for either technical writing or QA. They scheduled a phone interview, which was one of the easiest interviews ever: they just clarified my grades and test scores and asked a few questions about my future plans and interest in the company. I also had to take a short writing test (an hour time limit) online.

After 2 weeks, they contacted me and wanted to schedule an in-person interview in Madison. They let me pick the airport I flew out of, and they paid for everything. When I arrived, they took me to a nice hotel on the square in Madison. I highly suggest having dinner with an Epic employee--it's a good opportunity to ask questions without having to worry about being judged. We had about 9 people eating out, but I got the sense that was a larger group than usual.

The next day, we took a taxi to Epic. We each got a separate schedule upon arrival, but if you have someone who's interviewing for your same position, you tend to stick with that person the entire day. I suggest making friends with them :)

First was a short tour. They don't take you all over the campus because I think that would take a few hours, but we saw a few of the main buildings. They're not joking when they say the campus is amazing... it's like a cross between a dialed-back theme park and an art museum. Very cool.

Then we had a quick demo of the software... I took some notes here, but I didn't really need them for the rest of my interview. I was interviewing for two positions, so I then had overviews with an employee in each position... they just told me about their general duties, day-to-day tasks, and let me ask questions. I'm not sure if I was being evaluated during these at all.

After that, I had actual interviews for the positions. For the QA, it was a case study. Basically, my interviewer had me read through a case study and say what I would do in the situation. The writing interview was pretty straightforward--typical interview questions.

Then I had lunch with some other recruits. They really talk up their cafeteria, but I wasn't overly impressed. My college cafeteria was better, and I went to a school smaller than Epic.

After that, I had an interview with my HR person. She was really sweet and acted the least judgmental of all my interviewers. Finally, I had some assessments, which consisted of:

• a basic programming test
• a verbal test
• a math test

The basic programming test was more about paying attention to details and applying them to questions later without any reminders. It sounds confusing, but you have a pad of paper there to take notes. I highly suggest taking notes on earlier questions.

The verbal and math were strange... more like trick questions than SAT. There were a few straightforward ones, but most of them were designed to make you think outside of the box. Also, a few logic questions like the LSAT.

Since I was interviewing for two positions, they had me come back the next day for writing assessments. It was 3 hours... grueling. 2 hours were for journalism-type writing, and the last hour was for technical writing. Don't worry about the technical writing--they walk you through it pretty well.

I went into the interview thinking I would want the tech writing position more than QA, but when I was done, I liked QA better. I was very impressed by how organized they were... you had a schedule to follow, and everyone who was interviewing/talking with you would drop you off in the waiting area for your next appointment. It was very smooth. The only time I was left waiting around was when I was done the second day and waiting for my taxi to the airport. Luckily, I had become friends with the other person interviewing for the position, so we decided to explore the campus together. We got lost and almost didn't find our way back, though, so be careful. :)

The casual nature of the place is true. I know your parents will tell you to dress up, but I highly suggest wearing jeans and a nice shirt. One of my interviewers was in yoga pants and a sweatshirt.

My only reservation about Epic is that there's an overwhelmingly positive attitude about the place. Almost fakey positive. I guess I'll find out if it was fake or not, but it's something to be aware of. If you like traditional hierarchical business leadership, this probably isn't the place for you.

My first interview day lasted from 8:15 to 3:30ish. My second day lasted from 9:30-1:30ish.

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