I applied through a recruiter. The process took 2 weeks. I interviewed at MSCI
Interview
From recruiter got an email, then called. And called. And called.
Disjointed connecting for the interview, then at office, errant mtgs, and not always professional receiving staff or interviewers. Parking was an issue too, but those things you can adapt to, when given the right info. Just a disorganized and tense office.
I applied online. The process took 1 day. I interviewed at MSCI (Mumbai) in Feb 2014
Interview
Was directly called by the company for this interview from job portal & on arrival was given a written test consisting of 11 questions which weren't basic at all. Questions included Multi-threading concepts (Thread pool executor), Data Structures, Oops design, primitive data type storage values, static classes tricky questions etc. The recruitment process is very bad because based on 50% score of this test they decide whether you are in or out which is highly unfair considering the no of questions. Even if you fail to answer one question your % gets reduced by approx 10 %. Could not clear the test because score was 5 & not > 5. But as far as i know once you are cleared they decide the no of interviews based on your score. For e.g. if u pass with 6 they will take 5 Technical interviews + HR, whereas if you pass with 10+ they will take only 1 interview. Don't know what this Rocket Science is !
Only good thing is they will complete the entire process in one day. So by the EOD you will get to know whether you are in or out.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
When can thread pool executor reject already submitted task
I applied through a staffing agency. The process took 2 weeks. I interviewed at MSCI in Jul 2009
Interview
The interview process was rigorous, the whole process took nearly 3 weeks of time. There were nearly 8 rounds, most of them telephonic. The final one was a face to face round. The amount of detail and the nature of the questions (difficulty level) was one of the prominent reasons for my acceptance. Later on the HR who happened to be a nice chap, asked me how difficult it was to fill the positions. The consequence, you get to see really good people for the most part. You can learn a lot from them, explain issues at a abstract level without dwelling into finer details for their opinion/suggestion.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Where would you use an interface vs. an abstract class. Difference between abstract class with all methods being abstract and a interface