I applied online. The process took 1 day. I interviewed at Greenshades Software (Jacksonville, FL) in Apr 2016
Interview
I have applied online for the position, the reply from HR was quite fast like within four hours.
I was asked to take an online assessment. I thought the questions would be technical but researched enough before taking the test and found out that the online assessment was an IQ test which would last for 20 minutes. I took the test and answered most of the questions correctly (I think I have answered 95% of the questions correctly) but then I got an email after the test saying that other candidates qualifications more closely match the requirements than me even though I cleared the test.
I felt very bad for the response received, why did they ask me to take the test If I am not even suitable for the position.
I have listed out the questions below for your reference, though the test consisted of 38 questions which were to be answered in 20 minutes, I was only able to grab the below questions.
On the bright side I think the test made me put my lazy brain into quick action.The test makes sense from their side because of the culture they follow at their workplace like casual dress code, Tees and Jeans but for a guy who is technically experienced and wants to do some Innovative stuff, the test kicks him out at the very first stage.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Please answer as many of the following questions in the next (calculating)
1. The word eraser can be spelled using only the letters in the word representative. True or False
2. 13 is the next number in the series 0,1,1,2,3,5,8. True or False
3. 42 minutes before 6 o'clock is 18 minutes past 4 o'clock. True or False
4. The word protest is spelled by using the first letters of the words in the following sentence: Politely reaching over tables encourages smiling toddlers. True or False
5. If written backwards, the number, five thousand three hundred and fifteen would be written five thousand one hundred and thirty five. True or False
6. Dwayne only has thirty seven dollars, but he can only buy a phone that costs one hundred thirty dollars, if he borrows sixty eight dollars from Herman and twenty five dollars from Dale (not including tax). True or False
7. An upside down clock has a minute hand that points to the left when it is 4:15. True or False.
8. Suppose the word xani means the same as close. Under that supposition, the following sentence is grammatically correct: The bear was xani to the cabin so I ran to xani door. True or False
NOTE: The sentence they use isn't even grammatically correct!
9. If you look into the mirror and touch your right eyebrow with your left hand, your image touches your right eyebrow with your left hand. True or False
10. The following letters can be rearranged into a world capital: R D D A M I True or False
11. The words terracing, cratering, and retracing all use the exact same letters. True or False
12. Mike weighs 75 pounds, Danny weighs 95. Marvin weighs 105. 2 of these boys have a combined weight of 195. True or False
13. The letters of the word wronged appear in reverse alphabetical order. True or False
14. Eight pigeons, two pigs, and four cows have a total of 38 legs. True or False
15. 40 seconds are to one minute as 20 days are to Septembers length. True or False
16. You can rearrange the following letters to turn them into a type of animal: TAKAREPE True or False
17. If the word RED is written under the word BIN, and the word COT is written under RED then the word BET is formed diagonally. True or False
18. The word CLAP can be formed by removing 6 letters from the word COMPLICATED. True or False
19. Five gloves and two shoes can hold forty fingers and toes (a thumb counts as a finger). True or False