I applied through other source. The process took 2 months. I interviewed at Epic (Verona, WI) in Sep 2011
Interview
I submitted my resume and was contacted by a member of HR. They have you take several tests that seem to gauge personality and intelligence. On the day of the interview I had three separate interviews in different styles (informational, lunch, and typical HR at the end of the day). You also may take 1-3 more tests.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
What does "success" mean to you? Hard because they are looking for a personality type and not necessarily the type that you would expect from a large tech company.
I applied through a recruiter. The process took 3 months. I interviewed at Epic
Interview
Was contacted out of the blue by a recruiter - I think she got my information from my school's jobs website. I was curious, so I agreed to do a phone interview. Seemed to go pretty well, they only asked really basic interview questions. Was then contacted to do a screening exam at a local test-taking facility. The exam was super easy - I'm an electrical engineer by training, and even I thought the programming questions were a cinch.
After that, I was asked to come by their headquarters in Verona. They treated me very well, extremely smooth process to fly out and get to my hotel (which was very comfortable and nice). However, I wasn't too impressed by the people I met on interview day. Most of the interviewers were hardly older than me, and they didn't seem to have any passion for their jobs. One person even asked during a group Q&A if there was a lot of turnover at Epic, and the interviewer just said, "yep," and moved on. Crazy!
All of the technical questions you'll get asked are done in a "testing room," on a computer, so no need to worry about being put in a high pressure situation or coding on a whiteboard.
The campus was extremely nice and impressive, but I thought the themed areas were a bit over the top. Seemed a little like desperation after I heard about the high turnover. Plus, a dungeons and dragons theme? Way to reinforce those stereotypes.
A few weeks after the interview (or maybe just one? I can't remember), I got a call offering me a choice between 2 jobs, one of which was actually slightly different than what I interviewed for.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
They give a list of scenarios and ask you to explain how you would prioritize and deal with them.