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      Software Engineer Interview

      24 Sept 2019
      Anonymous employee
      Farmington Hills, MI
      Accepted offer
      Positive experience
      Average interview

      Application

      I applied online. The process took 2 weeks. I interviewed at Cengage (Farmington Hills, MI) in Mar 2019

      Interview

      Recruiter reached out via email to setup a phone screen with the hiring manager and the tech lead on the team I was interviewing for. The phone screen was pretty laid back. Thy asked me technical questions that were clearly related to what was on my resume. I answered them appropriately. Within a couple days, the recruiter reached out again saying my interviewers were pleased and that they wanted to schedule an on-site interview. The on-site was broken up into three distinct sessions each with different interviewers. The first session was a hands-on coding interview with a software engineering manager from a different group. I was asked to solve some sample problems in Java while making use of TDD. The problems were fairly easy and the focus was more on code quality and decision making. The second session was a discussion of my technical background, and my interviewers were a different engineering manager and the tech lead from the team I was looking to join. They asked some philosophical questions about TDD and other design principles as well as some logistics about my availability being that I was still finishing up college at the time. The final session was with a Content Technology Manager, a Sr Systems Analyst, a Quality Assurance Engineer, and a Director, all of which were members of the team I was interviewing for. They went into more specific detail about the work the team does, and asked me some questions about my day-to-day experience in software development. This session seemed to be more of a team fit focussed discussion. Overall I was very pleased with the interview process. It gives you the opportunity to see a lot of different perspectives and while also learning more about the work you might end up doing if offered the position. The process was very low stress and I think it was organized very well. I got to stay in the same room and the interviewers came to me when it was their turn, which I was grateful for.

      Interview questions [1]

      Question 1

      Select a software engineering technology or practice and explain in benefits and drawbacks.
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      24 Aug 2024
      Anonymous employee
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      Positive experience
      Average interview

      Application

      I applied online. I interviewed at Cengage

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      It was 4 rounds of interview process. 1. Phone screening with recruiter 2. video interview with HR and other members 3.Technical interview with team manager(2 coding questions) 4. video interview with all team asking different behavioral or technical questions.

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      Software Engineer Interview

      21 May 2023
      Anonymous interview candidate
      No offer
      Neutral experience
      Average interview

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      Interview

      I had a short call with hiring manager. She me I’d make the technical interview then I didn’t hear anything for weeks until I got a formulaic rejection email. She was nice but this was a very impersonal process and the communication was poor.

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      Cengage response
      2y
      Thank you for taking the time to share your feedback on our interview process. I apologize for the lack of communication you experienced. Please know that we use this kind of feedback to improve the interview process and we are actively evaluating how we can ensure clarity and transparency in communications with candidates. Again, thank you for sharing your feedback with us. Best, Kevin Eksterowicz, Director, Talent Acquisition

      Developer Interview

      24 Feb 2022
      Anonymous interview candidate
      Fort Myers, FL
      No offer
      Positive experience
      Easy interview

      Application

      I applied online. The process took 1 week. I interviewed at Cengage (Fort Myers, FL) in Feb 2022

      Interview

      Thus far, I have only had the first of several interviews; the first interview is with the hiring/acquisition department. The employee was very friendly, informative, and upfront about the position. She asked me some personal questions about my life, past and future goals, what I enjoyed (related to the position), and how I might fit with the company.

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      Cengage response
      4y
      We’re happy to hear that you had a positive experience interviewing with us! We value being transparent with our candidates, so I’m glad to hear your experience with our team was very informative and upfront. Thanks for commenting! Best, Kevin Eksterowicz, Director, Talent Acquisition