Software Licensing Manager Interview Experience - Sunnyvale, California
Process
The initial hiring process was quite quick. However, there were delays due to the HR lead leaving the company and a holiday shutdown. Ultimately, the process got back on track, leading to an offer which I accepted.
I made direct contact with HR via referral, submitted my resume, and applied. I received a call for a phone interview with the hiring manager within 7-10 days. The onsite interview was scheduled within another 10 days. Due to scheduling and proximity, I conducted two additional phone interviews: one with the VP and one with a remote colleague. Following that, I had an onsite interview with five people. All interviews went well, and then communication went dark.
A few weeks later, the hiring manager called to inform me that the HR lead had left the company. They mentioned they had one more person to interview but were still interested and asked for my salary expectations.
The following week, I received an email from HR to schedule an additional interview. This was postponed by another week due to my personal travel. By the time I completed the final interview, I had voicemails waiting for me within 20 minutes to extend an offer (though I wasn't home to receive them!). On Tuesday, I received a call indicating they "intended" to make me an offer. On Wednesday, I received a verbal offer from HR and requested 24 hours to review it. I spoke with HR again on Thursday to negotiate. On Friday, one hour before the holiday shutdown, we reconnected to finalize the negotiation and accept. Subsequently, I had to wait for the holiday shutdown to lapse to receive senior management approvals on the negotiated package.
Operations resumed on January 2nd. By January 3rd, I had a FedEx package containing the formal (negotiated) offer and paperwork, which I returned the same day (postage was paid by them). As soon as they received it on Friday, they sent a second Welcome Package via FedEx, which I received on Saturday. The deal was done.
None of the paperwork confirmed the start date, so I had to contact both HR and the hiring manager the following Monday to confirm it. Otherwise, the entire process was very smooth, fair, and respectful.
I'm looking forward to my new adventure!
Questions
Nothing difficult or unexpected. All job-related.
Behavioral interviews involved examples of when I did XYZ, which was easy for this job.
They did ask a few questions related to difficult problems they needed to solve and didn't have an answer for, to see how I might be able to help them. They also probed a bit on how I might approach making the transition to NetApp after being at HP for almost 27 years.
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Interview Statistics
The following metrics were computed from 1 interview experience for the NetApp Software Licensing Manager role in Sunnyvale, California.
Success Rate
NetApp's interview process for their Software Licensing Manager roles in Sunnyvale, California is incredibly easy as the vast majority of engineers get an offer after going through it.
Experience Rating
Candidates reported having very good feelings for NetApp's Software Licensing Manager interview process in Sunnyvale, California.
NetApp Work Experiences
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- 5.0Great culture, good productSoftware Engineer II • Current EmployeeSunnyvale, California, United StatesJune 9, 2014Pros: Work with smart, passionate people. The company is committed to customer success. Opportunities to work on your own ideas, with the support of management.Cons: Benefits lag comparable companies in the industry. There is not much transparency into the overall strategy from upper-level management. Management needs to take more risks and diversify the company through investments and M&A.
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