I applied online. The process took 2 weeks. I interviewed at Helcim (Calgary, AB) in Jun 2021
Interview
3 Interviews. 1st was 15min remote call to know you better. 2nd was in person with 4 others, more of behavioral interview. 3rd was a standard technical interview. Was allowed to search online for resources. Classic string manipulation problem.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Previous experience. Give an example where you faced a problem at work where you were stuck. What did you do and what steps did you take to resolve it? Give an example where you found difficulty to work with someone.
I applied online. The process took 2 weeks. I interviewed at Helcim (Calgary, AB) in Apr 2022
Interview
First round (screening) - Teams meeting. Asked about work done before and experiences. Was like a discussion and lasted for 0.5hrs.
Second round (behavioural) - In-person interview with 3 developers. Was like a discussion and lasted for 1.5hrs
Third round (technical) - In-person coding challenge. Gave a problem to solve using any programming language and gave 1 hour. Allowed to use internet. After time passed asked questions from the code implemented.
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Stay away if you are an international student from South Asia. They won't hire you even if you do well in the interview. Check their employers in the LinkedIn page to make sure what I am saying.
Thanks for sharing your experience with the Helcim interview process. One of your comments that caught our attention is a warning to International students to stay away. We have team members from all over the world working at Helcim, including International Students. We strongly believe that it is the diverse backgrounds and unique perspectives of our team that contribute to making Helcim an energetic, innovative, and creative workplace.
It was a 15 minutes interview to get to know the individual so that they can schedule another interview if they want to go forward in the hiring process. Pretty easy and straightforward.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Rank the following from most important to least important to you: salary, career progression, impactful work, work/life balance, company culture.