I applied to the job through their website by uploading my name, email address, and resume. From there, I received an email and was asked to fill out a detailed job application through their Taleo system.

About a week later, I received an email from HR to schedule a phone interview as well as partake in a personality test.

The personality test is a bit odd. It's a mix of some mathematics and relationship questions, along with some questions designed to gauge your personality. These personality questions are akin to Myers-Briggs Type Indicator questions.

My phone interview lasted about 35 minutes and was conducted by one of their software developers. It wasn't a difficult interview. Mostly questions designed to showcase your interests, previous employment, as well as some of your skills. You don't have to study for this at all.

At the end of the interview, the gentleman told me that someone would get back to me within 2 weeks to "most likely schedule an onsite interview." 2 weeks turned into 3 weeks. 3 weeks turned into 4 weeks. Finally, about a month after my interview, I got an email from someone other than the HR employee I was dealing with, telling me that they regrettably chose to pursue other candidates for the position.

I am not sure if this had anything to do with the fact that I'm located in Canada or that fact that they had to put my potential start date as November 1st—2.5 months after my interview. My hypothesis is that the decision was based on the personality test. While these tests can tell you quite a bit about an applicant, it's difficult to achieve any high degree of certainty. Your answers to the questions will likely vary from day to day, as you're asked to "rank the answers as they best fit your personality." Many times, I was in a position where 3 of the 4 answers "best fit" my personality.

Lastly, I didn't have to write any sort of programming test. I assume, being in Canada, that this is something that wouldn't be easy to schedule. If I were offered an on-site interview, I suspect that this test would've been conducted at that time. Just wanted to put that information out there for any prospective applicants.

Overall, the experience was positive. Even though it took some time to hear back from them, I am still glad that I had the opportunity to interview with the company. It's a nice learning experience that has helped me throughout my subsequent interviews.

The phone interview questions aren't difficult. It's really just an introductory and preliminary discussion.