I applied through university. The process took 2 months. I interviewed at Samsung Electronics (Seoul) in Dec 2013
Interview
Initially there was contact with a senior from the same university, followed by a notification to take the Samsung SAT test conducted nationwide. For foreign students in Korea, there is the option to opt for the global SAT version in English instead. After passing the test, a final interview was conducted with 4 people from upper management and directly heading the projects we would be working with. I was tested on my language abilities, and just about anything.
About 5 students were picked for my batch. There are about 100,000 students who took the Samsung SAT along with me. I'm guessing it's about 5 internationals/5 koreans for each Samsung subsidiary, which works up to 100-200 students selected per recruitment round.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Compare Korean companies with the rest of the world and tell us how we are lacking.
The interview process consists in 2 rounds first with the manager and then with a recruiter. Questions about your studies and background experience. All the other questions were to understand availability and specific skills.
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Question 1
Tell me about yourself, your studies and experience.
I interviewed at Samsung Electronics (Campinas, São Paulo)
Interview
Foi tranquilo, análise de currículo, depois ligacão com o RH onde confirmavam as informacões e pediam para conversar um pouco em inglês, dinâmica de grupo e prova escrita. Dos que estavam na dinâmica, acredito que todos receberam proposta para fazer o estágio
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Question 1
Na dinâmica de grupo foi pedido para fazer uma PoC de uma solucão de machine learning para um sensor de relógio, com acelerômetro e gps.
The interview was a quick phone screen and 1 interview afterward. The questions were basic phone screen questions about why I wanted the role and what to expect that summer.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Talk to me about what you've been working on and what you're interested in.