I applied online. I interviewed at Esri (Redlands, CA)
Interview
3 Phone interviews and a full day = waste of time. Make sure you have plenty of PTO to play their game and only get no call back from their HR reps. The full day interview was "blasting water via a cannon as they give you a shot glass to catch all the info."
Full day interview consisted of getting passed around the office as everyone evaluates you.
HR team was a mess and the rep was horrible as they were an elitist who thought they were better than everyone else! Have confirmed with other friends in the industry who have applied here and have gotten the same treatment.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
One phone interview was riddles to see if gage my troubleshooting techniques. That was pretty cool. HR phone interview was horrible as they had a bad attitude everytime I spoke with them.
example riddle:
There is a room with a door (closed) and three light bulbs inside the room. Outside the room, there are three switches, connected to the bulbs. You may manipulate the switches as you wish, but once you open the door you can’t change them. All bulbs are in working condition and you can open the door only once. Identify each switch with respect to its bulb.