Paid a lot for doing absolutely nothing.
Doing absolutely nothing. They would pay travel expenses for me to go sit in a cafeteria at some client's office building for months at a time doing nothing because the team I was on had about 8 people for 1-person, 20 hour/week worth of work. It was hilarious and, hey, free travel, but I got zero relevant development experience for my 2 years working as a Java Developer. I literally didn't touch Java code once while there.
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They asked me to look at some C++ code and tell them what the function did. They then asked if I knew what a class was. They were nice, and I wasn't prepared for how easy it was. I got an offer a few days later.
First round: Skype interview focusing mainly on core Java. Second round: With an assistant partner, a general, non-technical discussion. At this point, I was sent an offer letter. Third round for the client team (IBM): Primarily focused on Spring.
I applied through my university COOP program for a 4-month position. I was called in for an interview two weeks after applying. At first, it was a phone interview, but it later changed to a 1:1 interview. I prepared by researching IBM, its history,
They asked me to look at some C++ code and tell them what the function did. They then asked if I knew what a class was. They were nice, and I wasn't prepared for how easy it was. I got an offer a few days later.
First round: Skype interview focusing mainly on core Java. Second round: With an assistant partner, a general, non-technical discussion. At this point, I was sent an offer letter. Third round for the client team (IBM): Primarily focused on Spring.
I applied through my university COOP program for a 4-month position. I was called in for an interview two weeks after applying. At first, it was a phone interview, but it later changed to a 1:1 interview. I prepared by researching IBM, its history,