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Interviewing at VMware

See what people said about the interview process at VMware.

Interview experience

Based on 110 interviews
Favorable

Interview difficulty

Based on 139 interviews
Medium

Interview process length

Based on 111 interviews
About two weeks

Interview process at VMware

Overall experience

On a scale of 1-10 where 1 is Poor and 10 is Excellent, rating is 8.

On a scale of 1-10 where 1 is Easy and 10 is Difficult, rating is 6.

Interview process length
About two weeks
32%
About a month
25%
About a week
21%
More than one month
14%
About a day or two
7%
Most reported steps
Not enough data
Least reported steps
Not enough data

What candidates say about the interview process at VMware

  • Normally, recruiter contacted you first, phone screen, onsite interview and hired
    Shared on January 10, 2017 - Senior Member of Technical Staff - Palo Alto, CA
  • The project lead takes the interview and selects the intern to work in their team.
    Shared on January 10, 2017 - Intern - Pune, Maharashtra
  • Typical three part interview. First part was phone interview, second part was a sales simulation interview and the third part was a panel interview with sales managers.
    Shared on September 26, 2016 - Business Development Representative - Austin, TX
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Interview questions at VMware

Commonly asked questions, as reported by candidates

  • Background on my resume. Community involvement.
    Shared on June 5, 2023 - Manager, Learning Operations, AMERICAS - Austin, TX
  • Mostly about Host not connecting issue , and few questions on Physical serversRDP issue.PSod Issue.Diskspace issue.
    Shared on November 4, 2022 - Windows & VMware Administrator - Surrey, BC
  • Zoom internet interview
    Shared on March 7, 2020 - contractor - Palo Alto, CA

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The first interview at VMware

How candidates got an interview
  • Employee referral33%
  • Recruiter contacted me31%
  • Other online job site14%
  • Other11%
  • Through Indeed4%

How candidates received their first interview at VMware

  • Job app through linkedin
    Shared on November 2, 2022 - Software Engineer - Washington State
  • Cold call from internal recruiter
    Shared on March 7, 2021 - MTS - Palo Alto, CA

What candidates say about the interview preparation at VMware

  • Have good OS background, practice coding (leetcode easy/medium)
    Shared on November 2, 2022 - Software Engineer - Washington State
  • My interviews were very relaxed. Met with hr and then 2 people. Went very fast
    Shared on August 17, 2021 - Senior Manager, Go to Market Strategies - Austin, TX

How long does it take to get an interview after you apply at VMware?

  • It took several months
    Shared on February 17, 2021 - Senior Project Manager - Reston, VA
  • Under a week if there's am opening.
    Shared on February 10, 2021 - Client Executive - Florida

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