I applied online. The process took 3 days. I interviewed at Applied Materials (Austin, TX) in Feb 2012
Interview
The hiring manager left a voice message and asked to schedule a 1 hour phone interview. When I called to confirmed, I agreed to make it a face to face on a day when he was in town. One week later, I had the interview. It lasted one hour and we talked in the employee common room. It was large, so there was a sense of privacy. I did not see the work environment or offices. The other employees were dressed business casual. This position was to fill in for an employee who had been promoted or transferred to another department.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Describe your experience with consolidating major systems into one.
I applied through an employee referral. The process took 2 months. I interviewed at Applied Materials in Sept 2021
Interview
Regular phone conversation.
I had 3 interviews, all people who said were responsible for the hiring process but had no decision power.
One actually wrote I would go to a next round to later not even respond to e-mails
It feels like a place which likes talking to candidates and then ghost after that.... the applications stay under consideration for months.
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Question 1
Tell me about yourself?
How would you manage someone that is underperforming?
I applied through an employee referral. The process took 2 weeks. I interviewed at Applied Materials (San Jose, CA) in Dec 2020
Interview
I only had one interview. I met with the hiring manager. She was very straight to the point and asked very technical questions relating to their day-to-day. Since I was looking to make a lateral move, the strong focus on hitting the ground running resulted in me not moving to the next level.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
What are the top three program management tools you use to achieve your goals?
Good questions,more in basics and projects worked upon ,select able candidates.One should be confident and say no if he doesn't know the thing.Be strong in your basics,learn what you have done so far and crack the interview