Supermicro

Validation Manager Interview Experience - San Jose, California

February 1, 2015

Negative ExperienceGot Offer

Process

They called me in Friday afternoon at 2 PM and then attempted to keep me until 8 PM Friday.

Very unprofessional.

They should have invited me in earlier in the day and offered me a snack or something.

After interviewing with 5 people, they asked me to meet 2 more.

Disorganized, unprofessional.

Did I mention they barely speak English?

Questions

To physically disassemble a unit with power tools.

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Interview Statistics

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Pass Rate

Supermicro's interview process for their Validation Manager roles in San Jose, California is extremely selective, failing the vast majority of engineers.

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Candidates reported having very negative feelings for Supermicro's Validation Manager interview process in San Jose, California.

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