Volvo Cars·Software Engineer

Volvo Cars Software Engineer interview experience

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Gothenburg, Västra GötalandPosted Jan 2018 · Candidate report, summarized by Dataford

I started with a recruiter phone screening, then had another phone interview with managers and HR together.

The first call mainly walked through my resume, and any technical questions were short and easy—just a couple of checks. Later, I went on-site for an interview with my future boss and HR, and the questions were mostly behavioral. The opening prompt connected my experience to an active project they had running, asking how I’d apply what I knew to help them deliver successfully. Compared with other companies where I’d faced long panel grilling, this on-site felt easier and straightforward.

In a different, more relaxed format, it didn’t even feel like a traditional “interview” first. They

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