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Software Developer Interview Experience - Montreal, Canada

June 1, 2018
Negative ExperienceNo Offer

Process

A recruiter found me online and contacted me, offering an opportunity for a phone interview.

The interview was scheduled for 30 minutes, but the interviewer was half an hour late and the conversation lasted for 45 minutes.

The recruiter had told me that the HR representative who would contact me later would provide information about the interview, such as the types of questions I could expect, to help me prepare. However, the HR representative gave me no information and ignored my questions. Consequently, I did not anticipate the interviewer asking many questions about low-level operating system concepts.

I suppose I did not answer well enough because I could not recall all the details from concepts I learned years ago and have not used since. The interviewer then began questioning my abilities.

During the 45-minute interview, he repeatedly asked, "You're in CS; how can you not know this? It's CS basics."

He even inquired about my GPA and whether I was the smartest student on my team at school. This was despite my having graduated from university several years prior and working as a software developer since then. He did not ask me anything about my current job.

I felt very offended and was glad I would not have to work with someone who does not know how to respect other people.

Questions

Implement ArrayList and HashMap with all possible details.

What was your GPA?

Were you the smartest person on your team when you did projects at the university? How many students were on your team?

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Interview Statistics

The following metrics were computed from 22 interview experiences for the Morgan Stanley Software Developer role in Montreal, Quebec.

Success Rate

23%
Pass Rate

Morgan Stanley's interview process for their Software Developer roles in Montreal, Quebec is very selective, failing most engineers who go through it.

Experience Rating

Positive27%
Neutral36%
Negative36%

Candidates reported having mixed feelings for Morgan Stanley's Software Developer interview process in Montreal, Quebec.

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