I applied through a recruiter. The process took 3 months. I interviewed at Applied Materials (Santa Clara, CA) in June 2014
Interview
I chatted with a recruiter at a Materials Research Society career fair. Eight weeks later, I received an email and set up a phone call with a technical group manager. That call was mostly technical and questions were asked to see if I was intelligent.
An on sight interview followed. A delayed flight threw off the timing of the interviews (which were ~5 one-on-one conversations), and I spent 20 minutes alone in a conference room waiting for someone to show up. Again, questions were mostly technical with some problem solving think-on-my-feet exercises. It was Friday afternoon, and some of the interviewers were visibly exhausted and had not read any of my application materials. They appeared to dislike their jobs, and by the end of the day it was evident that I was a poor cultural fit for the company.
I sent a "thank you for your time" follow-up email and never heard anything again.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
How might I troubleshoot a film delamination problem?
I applied on Tuesday and received a response from the hiring manager that same afternoon. We scheduled a 30-minute interview for Wednesday, which went very well. To my surprise, I received a verbal offer on Thursday. The entire process moved incredibly quickly, going from application to offer in just three days.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Can you please describe your weakness and strength
I applied through a recruiter. I interviewed at Applied Materials (Santa Clara, CA) in Aug 2025
Interview
HR contacted me and arranged a meeting with the hiring manager. I had a 30-minute interview where, after introducing myself, I was asked mostly behavioral questions. Unfortunately, I haven’t received any feedback since then.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
How to convince others when you have different opinions?
1st round is phone screen by the manager.
2nd round has a 20min presentation+ one to one interviews with 3 engineers in the team and with the manager. all remotely
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
How do you solve problem? Why you are interested in semiconductor industry? How do you think about doing low value thing vs high value things