I applied online. The process took 7 weeks. I interviewed at NetApp (Sunnyvale, CA) in Apr 2012
Interview
I applied through the careers page and received a phone interview invitation from the recruiter via email. The communication from the recruiter leading up to the interview was very good. The interviewer was a lower level product manager, who asked six background & fit questions over the 40 minute session. Everything seemed to go smoothly, although he made a comment that may have indicated that I was overqualified by a couple of years. In general however I felt pretty good about the phone interview.
Things fell apart after that....there was no communication AT ALL from the recruiter over the next 5 weeks. I sent five emails and left three voice messages inquiring of my status and none of them were returned. I'm guessing that the recruiter was laid off due to the company's shaky financial performance last quarter, but even then it seems that someone should have picked up his remaining work. Totally unprofessional!
It was a long, drawn-out, and inefficient process. The first HM interview came after 1.5 weeks. And it took 3 weeks post that to schedule the power day.
No communication even after making it to the final rounds and completing all 5-6 rounds. Such a shame
Interview process was clear and well organized. The only thing I would change is to send candidates emails with confirmations about interview or next steps. my communication with recruiter was by phone only and I dont eve know her name
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Agile, Leadership, experience working with cross functional teams
Very good. Efficient. 1 screening interview followed by two interviews and a final interview with the hiring manager. First interview was 30 min. The two interviews were 45 minutes. The last interview was 60 minutes.