I applied online. The process took 4 weeks. I interviewed at Applied Materials (Santa Clara, CA) in Aug 2019
Interview
I did a couple of phone interviews and then was flown to their headquarters in Santa Clara. In Santa Clara I had 8 back to back interviews so it made for a long day. Some of the interviews were technical while others were conversational in nature. We capped off the day with a tour of their machine facility where they make prototypes and train new engineers.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
What's the most complex system that you've worked on? Why do you want to work for Applied Materials? How do you feel about travel?
First round—jod description explanation follwed by some behavioral questions. Then a couple of technical question, not in detail, just superficial ones.
Second round - very technical with in-depth questioning on process development and techniques.
PhD work summary and instruments skill set check knowledge and some case questions and intern experience and behavior questions about how to work as teams and how to commute with colleagues and some random questions
I applied through an employee referral. I interviewed at Applied Materials (Santa Clara, CA)
Interview
The hiring process first involves a questionnaire that you need to fill in. This interview was for an entry-level role. You would generally have 3 rounds of interviews: HR Screen, Hiring manager, and next could be with the director.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
I found the interviewers were very kind, made me feel comfortable. They questioned a lot on my resume, my approach towards finding solutions.