A thirty minute screening interview was held on campus. The interviewer began by asking a few questions based on my resume. Then, a few basic questions were asked about the features of Java such as platform independence and exception handling. Finally, I was asked to write a function for calculating the nth power of x [pow(double x, int n)] on a whiteboard.

The interview process had two distinct parts, almost like a good cop, bad cop dynamic: the first part focused on interpersonal skills, while the second part shifted to technical assessment.