Hmm... just came back from the second interview at company S and am having mixed feelings. First of all, they seem pretty disorganized--my schedule was changed without me being notified, besides my HR contact, I only talked to the HR director and an engineering manager (no fellow engineers?). It was all very different from what an American company would do, and very reminiscent of a Japanese Sony.
The only test I took was an SAT-like paper-and-pencil test consisting of a verbal and a math
section! No programming questions at all, compared to company N. Perhaps S really does recruiting Japanese-style--they don't care what your major/specialty is, they just want someone who can be molded into whatever role they have in mind.
I flunked the math section, I think, having not calculated percentages, permutations, etc. for the past 5 years : ) oops, there goes my chances : ) but it was an interesting experience and I was really happy that my Japanese stood the test of a job interview! Hopefully they won't think I am a waste of money. It's hard, from an American perspective, to figure out what SAT math questions have to do with software engineering. Guess the basics matter : ) It was a learning experience nevertheless.
Company N's interview process was much better in terms of being relevant to the things I do. I had a thoroughly interesting technical discussion with 5 engineers (who would be my teammates if I join) and yes, it wasn't smooth-sailing but I enjoyed it a lot more than today's seemingly unrelated sessions.
Company S's area was a lot more fashionable tho' : )
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