The process took 5 weeks. I interviewed at General Atomics in June 2009
Interview
After making contact through a neighbor that worked at the company, I was invited to for a short phone interview with a non-technical human resources rep. After two weeks of waiting, I was invited in for an hour long panel interview, including a test of C programming knowlege. The test was fairly difficult, but I learned that the goal was not necessarily to pass, but to be able to work with the interviewers to reach a satisfactory conclusion.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
I was given some programming code, and asked to find errors, and to determine the final answer. Since it is a standardized test, it would be unethical for me to divulge more information than that.
Initial 30 minute phone screening. Second interview was an hour going over my previous work experience and technical questions that consisted of OOP fundamentals, pointers & references, mutex locks, TCP vs UDP, virtual funcitons
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
How would you troubleshoot HW & SW network communication?
Straight forward - 30 minutes phone screen with behavioral and technical questions on C++.
Followed by 5 hour in-person or virtual interview which included both technical and behavioral questions. Each hour was a different interview with different people.
A 30 minute microsoft teams meeting with questions regarding basic C++/C knowledge, resume review, and generic behavioral questions. Delved specifically into how I work in a team environment, personal strengths and weaknesses, and how to address difficult conversations.