I applied through a recruiter. The process took 2 weeks. I interviewed at Secureworks (Lisle, IL) in Mar 2016
Interview
Oh wow, where do I begin? First, through a recruiter, phone interview (screening). Then another a phone interview with an HR person there very similar to the screening. In both interviews your basic knowledge is tested in Networking, Security and Linux. I finally had an official interview with the folks there.
I have to admit, it was a bit intense. The environment was a bit intimidating in that the interviewers are all staring at you with dim light above. If it wasn't for my humor to have some control to the interview, I would've been very nervous. Then again, the position itself is intense and I felt the interview was to test your personality for the position.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
The screenings: port numbers, TCP handshake, IDS/IPS difference, basic Linux commands
Actual interview: A bit overlap + SQL/XSS processes, phishing example. They also handed me handouts of Wireshark and IDS outputs and asked me to explain what was going on. Most of them were breaches, so be familiar.
First a recruiter called me and asked about my background and then he set me up with a video interview which was one way, Was not able to pass screening. It was one way video interview.
I applied online. The process took 2 weeks. I interviewed at Secureworks (Pune) in Nov 2019
Interview
3 Rounds. 1st being techinal, 2nd Manegerial, 3rd HR. It won't be your usual interview rather be actual Case based being tackled by SOC. It doesn't matter to interviewr what certificates you hold or what all you have worked on. They will coutnter you on the answers with what they actually face.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Questions were based on how you will respond against an actual security incident in SOC setup
The interviewer asked questions on topics such as subnetting, ports, types of malware etc.
Lasted for about 40 minutes.
three rounds
phone interview round then 2 on site rounds at the location of your choosing