Going Downhill Fast
Going Downhill Fast
You may still find pockets of good teams who can still provide some good experience and learning opportunities.
Fear is in the air. Innovation culture is rapidly deteriorating. Lots of smart employees are leaving or planning to leave within the next month. Qualcomm underestimated the number of engineers leaving for other tech companies, and the bureaucrat senior-level directors who survived are simply followers versus leaders. Right now, it's not an attractive place for new, young, technically savvy employees who would rather find a company that has a strong future vision.
Stop taking a short-term view with all the cost-cutting measures to save the stock price, and provide more transparency to your employees.
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After one telephonic round, I was asked to appear for an in-person interview. Logistics, such as flight tickets and cabs, were arranged without any issues. I attended four rounds of face-to-face interviews. I'm not sure why I was interviewed mainly
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I applied for the job and received an interview invitation. I was interviewed by four people separately, including the hiring manager. The process took a week. After internal discussion, I was called for a final interview with the Vice President of
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The interview process started with a phone screen. This was followed by an informal one-on-one with the hiring manager. Next, a five-hour technical and personality interview was conducted with five different people. Overall, the process was very s
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Hyderābād, Telangana, IndiaFebruary 1, 2015After one telephonic round, I was asked to appear for an in-person interview. Logistics, such as flight tickets and cabs, were arranged without any issues. I attended four rounds of face-to-face interviews. I'm not sure why I was interviewed mainly
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TaiwanMay 15, 2017I applied for the job and received an interview invitation. I was interviewed by four people separately, including the hiring manager. The process took a week. After internal discussion, I was called for a final interview with the Vice President of
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San Jose, California, United StatesOctober 1, 2015The interview process started with a phone screen. This was followed by an informal one-on-one with the hiring manager. Next, a five-hour technical and personality interview was conducted with five different people. Overall, the process was very s
