I spoke with a former colleague who worked at Workday at my university's career fair in January. Initially, I told him I wasn't going to speak with any of the people in charge there, as I had already failed to advance past the first-round interviews in November. However, he encouraged me to try.

That evening, I received a phone call asking if I would like to participate in an on-campus interview the following morning, which I accepted. This initial interview focused heavily on UML-type questions and class interactions, followed by a traditional programming question.

Two weeks later, I received an email inviting me to participate in final-round interviews onsite. I had to make all travel arrangements myself, but the recruiter managing expenses was very helpful and efficient.

Two weeks after that was the interview day. It started early, a little before 8 o'clock. We were provided breakfast (bagels, yum), introduced to everyone, and then given an overview of the day's schedule.

Since I was interviewing for the App Dev position, the other four candidates and I were taken to a conference room to see the company's proprietary language and how it works. There was a minor internet issue, but it answered many of my questions about their language and they explained their reasons for using it. From there, we were ushered into individual rooms for four straight hours of interviews.

Fortunately, these interviews were quite short (most were 30 minutes, others 15). We primarily discussed past projects, goals and ambitions, and my interest in Workday.

While I'm unsure if this is common, one 30-minute interview was pseudo-technical. The interviewer asked about divide-and-conquer algorithms I knew and their complexities. Everyone was incredibly friendly and lacked the "know-it-all" attitude I've encountered with other companies.

The main technical interview was an hour long and involved more class diagram work, which wasn't too difficult, though I did freeze up slightly near the end. This was followed by a brief pseudocode programming challenge.

After the interviews, we were treated to lunch, followed by a product and language demo where everyone could participate. After two hours of this, benefits were discussed, and we were then free to leave.

One week after that, my recruiter called to offer me the position. I couldn't be happier!

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