I applied online. The process took 2 weeks. I interviewed at Palantir Technologies in Sept 2012
Interview
I applied online for their DC based mission specialist position. I received an email 2 days later asking if I'd like to set up a phone interview. I responded immediately, and it took nearly a week to hear back with a time. The employee who interviewed me was very unfriendly, a bit hostile towards my answers (wanted to know why someone interested in international affairs wanted to work for their company...duh), and was not very friendly/gracious when I asked a question. I then got an automated email saying I would not move forward. Don't waste your time with this place.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Why would someone interested current events want to work at Palantir, when you could work for the government instead?
It was clear from the beginning of my interview that the interviewer had already found someone else, and I quickly received an email after my interview informing me that the role had been filled internally.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Standard behavioural questions, mission-specific questions
I applied through an employee referral. The process took 2 weeks. I interviewed at Palantir Technologies
Interview
the process is extremely long. It took three 1-hour phone interviews. Then an all day in-person interviews for 9 hours. The interviews were with over 9 people. The last interview is with one of the co-founders. That process may have changed recently given the demand for their time. The process was a straight forward. Be sure to interview the interviewers to determine what you are getting into. They ask a lot of questions to determine if you are a good fit. This company has so many moving parts, please interview them to determine what moving part you are getting into.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
no crazy or unexpected questions. I was interviewing for a management position. Therefore, the questions were straightforward about my passions, talents and abilities.
I applied through an employee referral. The process took 4 weeks. I interviewed at Palantir Technologies
Interview
Applied via referral and received an email from a recruiter within a week. Scheduled a phone screen which was brief, but fairly detailed. The interviewer sounded distracted/disinterested throughout. Following the phone interview, I received an assignment to complete using Palantir. The assignment took about 2 hours. After submitting it, I heard nothing for two weeks, then received an email telling me that they were interested in candidates with more technical skills.