No phone screening was conducted. This was followed by on-site interviews.

The recruiter seemed to prefer Python and network-related experience.

Recommended books and web links were provided a couple of weeks before the interview started.

I was asked to write code on the whiteboard while explaining my process. I chose C++, but Python or Java would have been a better suit.

It seems important to prepare impressive questions to ask the interviewers.

I was embarrassed that most interview questions were about database design, which was not quite related to my background as given on my resume.