Ericsson Interview Questions (2024) - 3 Entries

Ericsson Interview Questions

3 total interview insight submissions

Interview Experience (65%)

The Interview Experience is a score from 1 star (very negative) to 5 stars (very positive) generated based on the Interview Insights at this company.

The number you see in the middle of the doughnut pie chart is the simple average of these scores. If you hover over the various sections of the donut, you will see the % breakdown of each score given.

The percentile score in the title is calculated across the entire Company Database and uses an adjusted score based on Bayesian Estimates (to account for companies that have few interview insights). Simply put, as a company gets more reviews, the confidence of a "true score" increases so it is pulled closer to its simple average and away from the average of the entire dataset.

3.7

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Interview Difficulty (84%)

The Interview Difficulty is a score ranging from very difficult (red) to very easy (green) generated based on the Interview Insights at this company.

The number you see in the middle of the doughnut pie chart is the simple average of these scores. The higher the number, the more difficult the interviews on average. If you hover over the various sections of the doughnut, you will see the % breakdown of each score given.

The percentile score in the title is calculated across the entire Company Database and uses an adjusted score based on Bayesian Estimates (to account for companies that have few interview insights). Simply put, as a company gets more insights, the confidence of a "true score" increases so it is pulled closer to its simple average and away from the average of the entire data set.

3.3

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% Interns - FT Offers (67%)

The % of Interns Getting a Full Time Offer chart is meant to provide a realistic estimate of the hiring practices of the company based on the reviews at this company.

The number you see in the middle of the doughnut pie chart is the simple average of these scores. If you hover over the various sections of the doughnut, you will see the % breakdown of each score given.

The percentile score in the title is calculated across the entire Company Database and uses an adjusted score based on Bayesian Estimates (to account for companies that have few reviews). Simply put, as a company gets more reviews, the confidence of a "true score" increases so it is pulled closer to the simple company average and away from the average of the entire data set.

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Interviews at Ericsson

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Year

Job Title

Group/Division

Location

Experience

Difficulty

Intern

Year 2013

Job Title Intern

Group/Division Engineering

Location Montreal

Experience

Neutral

Difficulty

Difficult

Consultant

Year 2014

Job Title Consultant

Group/Division Generalist

Location Atlanta

Experience

Positive

Difficulty

Average

1st Year Associate

Year 2014

Job Title 1st Year Associate

Group/Division Consulting

Location Montreal

Experience

Positive

Difficulty

Average

Interview Questions & Answers - Ericsson Examples

Software Engineer Interview - Engineering

Anonymous interview candidate in Montreal

Interviewed: December 2013

Date Submitted: Dec 04, 2014

Outcome

No Offer

Interview Source

College / University / On Campus Recruiting

Length of Process

Less than 1 month

Application

Phone Interview

Group Interview

Skills Test

Personality Test

Interview

I had an interview with a panel of 3 people from the project them they were hiring a student for. They started of with asking me about the company and a general behavioral interview. This was followed by a resume scrutiny where details of every position was examined. Then there was a technical round. each person on the team asked 2-3 questions each and of increasing difficulty. In the end there was a a coding question in a language of my choice.

Interview Questions

Tell us about a situation where you faced failed and how you dealt with it? I sruggled with a response for this one. ended up picking a class in university that i was struggling with and how I managed to do well in the end

Tell us something about yourself not on the resume. I told them about a new volunteer position I had taken up recently which was not on my resume. They seemed pretty interested and happy with the answer

Sample Answer

Consultant Interview - Generalist

Anonymous interview candidate in Atlanta

Interviewed: August 2014

Date Submitted: Nov 11, 2014

Outcome

Declined Offer

Interview Source

College / University / On Campus Recruiting

Length of Process

1-2 months

Application

1 on 1 Interview

Presentation

Interview

Applied for the position through on campus recruiting. I had a 30 minute behavioral interview on campus with basic questions about why consulting, my background and career goals. Final round interview was 1.5 hours and consisted of a case interview and presentation. I was given a slide deck with information. I had 75 minutes to analyze and prepare a presentation before actually presenting for 3 consultants who then questioned me about my analysis.

Interview Questions

Why do you want to work in consulting?

Ability to see a variety of industries, travel, challenging, work with intelligent people

Tell me about a time when you had to confront someone that was in a position higher than you?

Talked about work experience in which I worked on a project with a full time analyst who had more authority.

Sample Answer

Senior consultant Interview - Consulting

Anonymous interview candidate in Montreal

Interviewed: June 2014

Date Submitted: Aug 13, 2014

Outcome

No Offer

Interview Source

Applied Online

Length of Process

Less than 1 month

Application

Phone Interview

Interview

A recruiter first contacted me by email, asking me to fill a questionnaire that would serve as a screen for hiring managers to determine whether I would have a first round of interview.
A week later I received a call scheduling me for an interview with a hiring manager.
First round interview is over the phone. Second round is at the office for a written case interview and a presentation of the insights. 75 minutes are given for case and presentation.
Basic market sizing, growth strategy and market entry frameworks.

Interview Questions

Typical market sizing question: How many gas station in the city of montreal. Interviewer had a few information he could provide me with: frequency of usage for example.
Made a calculation error, so I got dinged.

Sample Answer

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