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      Program Manager Interview

      Jul 4, 2022
      Anonymous interview candidate
      No offer
      Positive experience
      Easy interview

      Application

      I applied online. I interviewed at MathWorks in Oct 2021

      Interview

      This interview will always stand out to me as the worst interview that I ever had. The recruiter was nice with the phone screen, but moving onto the hiring manager was rough. As I was in the process of transitioning from the military, I was trying to discuss program/project management, lifecycles, how to get buy-in from stakeholders, etc. But the hiring manager believed 'I could just order people to do things' rather than get buy-in from teams, other commands, etc. Stuck on that fact, the interview went no where, no matter how I attempted to explain that it wasn't like that. While it could be a perfect storm of bad days for the both of us, it will always stick out in my mind how combative they were.

      Interview questions [1]

      Question 1

      Describe a time where you had to lead a program/project where you had to deal with cross-functional teams. How did you receive buy-in?
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      Other Program Manager interview reviews for MathWorks

      Program Manager Interview

      Feb 26, 2023
      Anonymous interview candidate
      No offer
      Negative experience
      Difficult interview

      Application

      I applied through an employee referral. The process took 7 weeks. I interviewed at MathWorks in Feb 2023

      Interview

      I went through several Zoom interviews, then came into the office to do a 1/2 hour presentation to several people (including the hiring manager) followed by one-on-one interviews. After the in-person interview, I followed up with the hiring manager because I had an another job offer in-hand that I needed to respond to. I told him that I would take the position at MathWorks if they offered it to me. He told me that an issue that they had with me was "your seniority," so they were interviewing "more junior candidates." So I was out of the running because I was too old, in other words. This was frustrating, obviously.

      Interview questions [1]

      Question 1

      Why do you want to work at MathWorks?
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      Program Manager Interview

      Feb 4, 2021
      Anonymous interview candidate
      Cambridge, England
      No offer
      Positive experience
      Average interview

      Application

      I applied online. The process took 2 weeks. I interviewed at MathWorks (Cambridge, England) in Feb 2021

      Interview

      First interview with someone in the PMO close to your role and/or assignment. Then you'll be asked to create a presentation summarising your career and highlights from a project, agreed with the hiring manager. This is great because presenting and summarising are key skills in the job and you'll collaborate through the drafts. It also gives a solid base to start the second round of interviews, presenting to a panel including PMO and Engineering in my case. Then four individual interviews with, as often happens for Program, a range of different roles. Then final interview with HR. The questions you'll get are very varied and will depend on your presentation. Always help your interviewer by focussing on your personal contribution: what you did and why. I got very insightful questions from everyone with a fantastic ethos of respect and genuine curiosity. I withdrew just after the second round because of a sudden opportunity elsewhere I could not miss, so I don't know if I would have been offered the job. I'd definitely apply again at MathWorks and will do my best to be as good as them when hiring.

      Interview questions [2]

      Question 1

      Tell me about a time when you needed to coach someone
      Answer question

      Question 2

      How did you take decisions about product quality?
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