The process took 2 days. I interviewed at Xi Software Systems (Fort Lee, NJ) in Jun 2011
Interview
First I got a phone interview with the head of sales (not someone in HR). Afterwards I was invited up to NJ (on my dime) for the face to face interview, during which time I was told I would be taking a brief IQ test. I get up there, the office was very sparse, and in fact this particular office only had the one guy, and three guys in their training program. I nailed the IQ test, and was invited back the next day to meet the technology director. What I wasn't told is that he would be addressing the 4 candidates for the job at the same time. He gave us a brief outline of the finance industry and how we would fit into it. He asked us some questions about our technical skills and backgrounds but nothing too crazy.
I was told in my 1:1 interview about the job, how it was a consulting company, etc. They even outlined their company policy of "Resume Modification". During your 3 month training period you are to complete two projects, and even then there is no guaranteeing you "pass" the training. They also write a new resume for you, stating how you've worked for them for 5 years, despite having only been there for 3 months. For me, this meant changing my college and high school graduation years, and handing a falsified resume to major banks.
After the group interview I was also told that during my training period, I would not be receiving my full annual salary and would not be eligible for benefits either. During that time, I would be receiving a monthly stipend of $400/month (before taxes).
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
The IQ test was 30 questions of number sequencing and pattern recognition.
The process took 1 day. I interviewed at Xi Software Systems (Fort Lee, NJ) in Jun 2011
Interview
i got a call, where i was asked to go to the office in new jersey to do a IQ test. i don't understand why this IQ test had to be done at the office and not online. It would make more sense if i had to give an IQ test followed by an interview, but this wasn't the case.
don't ask the company to compensate for your travel cause clearly the business manager wasn't aware of such a thing. people from out of state go to this company for this IQ interview and still don't get reimbursed. anyways, i was told to come back to meet the director. and 2 days before my 2nd interview day, the business manager called and canceled the meeting. well that says a lot about the kind of professionalism during the interview process.