What it does: HP (Hewlett-Packard) is a multinational information technology (IT) company that sells hardware, software and related business services.
Mission: Our mission is to create experiences that amaze.
Size and presence: Around 181,000 globally in 9 locations.
Best known for: Hewlett-Packard (HP) was founded in 1939 by William Hewlett and David Packard and was known for its hardware advancements, such as personal computers, and their printers. Hewlett-Packard had acquired many companies over the decades, one of the most notable being Palm, Inc. in 2010
The good bits: Great work environment with Flexible Care for employees. Flexible working hours for employees.
The not so good bits: Not much career growth vertically. Low salary increment every year
HP was founded by Bill Hewlett and Dave Packard in 1939. Their first product was an audio oscillator and one of their first customers Walt Disney. Disney used the oscillator to test audio equipment in the 12 specially equipped theaters showing Fantasia in 1940.
HP entered the computer market with the HP 2116A in 1966. It was designed to control HP’s large product line of test and measurement equipment. By 1969, HP was marketing a timesharing computer system and continued to issue new products, including their HP-35 hand-held calculator and several computers in the 1970s.
By the end of the 1980s they had a full range of computing equipment from large scientific machines to personal computers and peripherals. In 2002, HP acquired Compaq (and thus the merged remains of DEC, Tandem, and a few other firms).
HP is an organization that has believed in humility and gratitude being in our core, this is the culture that has been handed down by our founders Bill & Dave. This recognition makes our belief stronger to stay humble and listen to the voice of our people in everything we do!
HP conducts 4-5 rounds to select freshers as a software developer in their organization.
The Written round consists of three major sections namely General Aptitude Test and Verbal Ability Test and Technical Test. General Aptitude Test, has mathematical reasoning part and logical reasoning part and verbal ability Test.
The students who clear the written round are called for Technical Interview. To clear this round you should be clear with your basics. You should be prepared with Data structures and Algorithms, DBMS, Operating System, Networking, OOPs concepts. Students from branches other than CS should prepare for other two subjects related to their branch. Students will be expected to write codes in the interview. They also ask questions from resume. You may be asked puzzles in this round. To be prepared for puzzles you can practice from our Puzzles section.
You can expect general HR questions in this round like:
1. Tell me about Yourself
2. Why HP ?
3. How you see yourself after five years from now ?
4. What are your strengths and weaknesses ?
5. What are your failures?
6. Any plan for higher studies?
7. Questions form resume
As an intern at HP, you will have an opportunity to-
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HP’s printers, ink cartridges, and desktops can be found in administrative offices and computer labs throughout campus. HP is one of the UW’s main technology suppliers, and the company has many sustainability initiatives. Sustainability is firmly integrated into the company’s product design process, which aims to decrease the environmental impact of products across their life cycles. Due to its industry leadership in sustainability, HP has received much external recognition in recent years. Last fall, HP was named to the Dow Jones Sustainability World and North America Indices for the fourth straight year. This year, HP was included on CDP’s Climate Supplier A List for its exemplary efforts to reduce greenhouse gas emissions in 2015.
To learn more about HP’s sustainability efforts, I spoke to Ryan Kanzler, the company’s Americas sustainability insights and engagement manager. Kanzler works with HP’s sales teams and external stakeholders to help communicate the company’s sustainability achievements.
At any multinational corporation, achieving substantial gains in sustainability performance requires buy-in from executives. A big reason for HP’s recent success is that its CEO sees sustainability as an asset, rather than a cost.
“At HP we are very fortunate to have top-level management who see the importance of sustainability,” said Kanzler. “When high initial costs are involved, one of the key factors to get management buy-in is to see the value of the idea from all angles. This includes helping to see the [environmental and social benefits], the long-term financial benefits, and the benefits from external recognition.”
While support from the top is crucial to integrating sustainability into a company’s operations, so is support from its other employees. Becoming more sustainable entails ambition and innovation, so it requires employees who are both knowledgeable and passionate about environmental and social issues. One way HP engages its employees on sustainability is through its Eco-Advocate program, a monthly webcast that educates employees on the green aspects of HP products, operations, and other assets. Additionally, HP allows employees to take time off to do community service.
“These kinds of initiatives also have support from the top-down,” Kanzler stated. “HP wants employees to feel like they can make a positive difference in the community.”
Despite HP’s sustainability achievements, Kanzler emphasized that working on sustainability at a large technology firm poses numerous challenges. Interestingly, Kanzler suggested that while many consumers are more likely to buy a greener product, few are actually willing to pay a premium price for it. Since HP does business around the world, it faces the challenge of understanding sometimes-conflicting laws and regulations as well.
Although corporate sustainability work is not easy, Kanzler does not discourage anyone from pursuing opportunities in this field. As an aspiring CSR professional myself, I asked Kanzler for his general advice to young people wishing to follow in his footsteps. Kanzler stressed that at a large company like HP, there are many avenues to work on sustainability. Because of this, people with a variety of skillsets and educational backgrounds can thrive in the CSR field.