Freeport-McMoRan Software Engineer interview experience

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Green Valley, AZPosted May 2013 · Candidate report, summarized by Dataford

A few weeks after I applied for two openings, I got pre-screen calls that really drilled into logistics and preferences—what role and location would interest me most—and they also included technical-sounding questions that surprised me.

They asked about salary expectations, and they wanted specifics including my current compensation. I answered, and later that became the oddest part of the story.

About five weeks after the pre-screen, I was contacted for an informal phone interview that could last up to two hours. The hiring manager and an HR representative ran it, and I had to confirm my salary again—this time at a much lower figure than what I’d provided before. They assured me my actual current salary wouldn’t be hard to meet or exceed, and they highlighted bonuses and benefits as being very generous. The rest of the

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