I applied through university. I interviewed at Pinnacle (Pasadena, TX) in Oct 2014
Interview
Pinnacle came to my school heavily recruiting. They interviewed countless people after the career fair, including me. I got a call that night telling me I would be flown down to Texas for a final round of interviews.
So they purchased the tickets, but make the candidates pay for food, ground transportation, and lodging (about 250 bucks after it was all said and done). This is not normal and should of been a red flag FYI.
The interview started about 45 minutes late and was a panel of two guys asking normal interview questions and going over my resume. Their trick question is "teach me something" just in case you were wondering. From there I went to lunch with some very nice employees. When we got back, I shadowed an employee who was doing what I would be doing if I were to be selected. They are in a windowless room in a trailer that holds probably 8 people in cubicles doing Excel sheets all day. Not my thing.
They got back to me quickly with a "no" offer and wouldn't tell me why I did't get the job, citing a company policy to not disclose reasons for denial to past candidates. Very disappointing.
I applied through an employee referral. The process took 3 weeks. I interviewed at Pinnacle in Sept 2021
Interview
There were three interviews: first a recruiter phone screen, then two Zoom interviews with one project lead and one project manager in each interview. Questions were mostly behavioral in nature, and they asked about the experiences listed in my resume.
Very easy. One HR Phone interview, and one in person interview with management. More about personality fit than actual technical knowledge. One short HR interview after that. Nothing to be too worried about.
I applied online. I interviewed at Pinnacle (Houston, TX)
Interview
The interview process was phone Interview with a recruiter, phone interview with an engineer, and then an in person interview in Houston, TX. The interview with the recruiter was not technical and was more getting to know why I was interested in the job etc. Second phone interview was more technical about my skills and knowledge and previous work experience. In person was a combination of the two. Interview had 3 people in it, one from HR and two managers.