I applied online. The process took 4 months. I interviewed at Epson America (Long Beach, CA)
Interview
I applied to the position online and was phone interviewed by the HR about my current salary, role and responsibilities. The conversation was very general and lasted about 30 mins ending with the HR asking if I had any questions about the role.
I was then interviewed twice on phone but by people who work on contract for Epson, which was weird but I kept interviewing. They were the ones who founded the group within EA so I was ok. The interviews were resume and case based. Cases were mainly related to Epson's LOB's, and were fairly easy and consulting style.
I was then called onsite to their HQ for 5-6 resume based interviews. Before arriving I was sent material related to a business problem concerning one of their LOBs. I was given 3 hours starting at 8AM and was supposed to prepare a slide deck and make a presentation to the management team. Was asked quite challenging questions.
All the people I interviewed with were extremely smart and experienced. However, in the lobby while waiting to be called for interview I observed the mood of the people coming to work, which didn't seem very exciting. Given it was Happy Friday, it was even more unnerving. However, I continued.
I had 2 more interviews after coming back. Mainly cases related to their businesses and the challenges they are facing.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
I was given a market sizing case related to their POS product line, a case related to their printer LOB and a case related to their ink business. Latter of which is in decline. Fairly conversational but structured not as rigorous as a Top 3 consulting case. All the management team that interviewed me were Top 5 B-School grads and had prior consulting background.
I applied through a recruiter. The process took 2 weeks. I interviewed at Epson America (Barueri) in Jul 2019
Interview
Rápido, ainda que tenha conversado com 6 ou mais entrevistadores ao longo do processo. Iniciei i processo com um headhunter e em seguida já conversei com o gestor da vaga. Depois foi mais uma questão de 'ganhar' os demais stakeholders.
Good interview. Felt it went well but think that distance and fact that I have kids worked against me. Mgr I interviewed with was pretty negative about the company environment, which was discouraging but I appreciated hearing that they say they are for life/work balance but in actuality, they do not work to that end.