I applied through a recruiter. I interviewed at Principal Financial Group
Interview
it consist of 3 rounds. first a maths test. then a technical round n then the hiring manager. overall the process was smooth and took about a months time or so.
I applied through college or university. The process took 5 months. I interviewed at Principal Financial Group (Des Moines, IA) in Mar 2018
Interview
1 HR telephonic, 1 Technical telephonic, and 1 each in-person. Had to fly to Des Moines. Smooth and pleasant experience. They were looking for reason to hire than to reject.
I applied through a staffing agency. The process took 3 weeks. I interviewed at Principal Financial Group (Pune) in Jan 2015
Interview
Principal focuses more on Confident, Strong headed and Transparency. I was interviewed for a technical role, and I answered 80% of interview questions. And for the rest I firmly said - 'I don't know". I believe having good communication skill, confidence and clear thoughts are the keys to crack the interview. Logical thinking is appreciated.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
I am a mainframe developer - DB2, JCL, COBOL was extensively asked. And CICS was good to have. Interview can prolong upto 1.5hrs