I applied online. I interviewed at IMS Nanofabrication (Vienna) in Aug 2022
Interview
After submitting my documents, I received an invitation to an initial call with an HR representative. The call lasted 30 minutes, during which the HR representative explained the company to me, asked me to introduce myself, and answer a few questions. After the presentation, I was told I would need to complete a qualitative questionnaire (some simple physics concepts related to the semiconductor industry). I completed it. Then, just a week later, I was invited to a final interview. The interview was easy and focused on knowledge of their products. There were no difficult questions. I received a job offer the very next day.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
The interview was easy and focused on knowledge of their products. A qualitative questionnaire: What is the Lorentz force? What is the size of an atom?...
I applied online. The process took 6 weeks. I interviewed at IMS Nanofabrication in Jan 2024
Interview
Der Ablauf des Vorstellungsgesprächs bei IMS Nanofabrication begann mit einer kurzen Unternehmensvorstellung. Anschließend wurde meine berufliche Laufbahn sowie meine Qualifikationen und Erfahrungen detailliert besprochen. Es folgte eine technische Fragerunde, bei der spezifische Fachkenntnisse und Problemstellungen erörtert wurden, um meine Eignung für die Position zu bewerten. Nach einer Diskussion über die Aufgaben und Erwartungen der Stelle wurden offene Fragen geklärt. Zum Abschluss wurde mir der Standort im Rahmen einer kurzen Führung gezeigt.
I applied online. The process took 3 months. I interviewed at IMS Nanofabrication in Oct 2024
Interview
- Between the initial application and the first interview, it passed 3
months. It took them a long time to process the application and
schedule an interview, which felt unprofessional. I felt that they were
interviewing me just cause they couldn't find anybody to fill the
position.
- During the interview, they asked regular questions, some easy
technical questions and talked about the company. Most of their
interest was in hands-on activities, I would say very precise hands-on
activities.
- The salary range that they offered for this position was very low,
considering that you will probably be doing shift work, being on call
24/7, and deal with a lot of pressure from customers, and internal
managers, with very little to no support. One of the engineers even
laughed at the current state of technical support for field engineers,
saying at some point that everything falls on you to solve.
- The interview was pretty much similar to any semiconductor
equipment manufacturing company. And I presume that bad reviews
for a manufacturing positions are indeed truthful.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
- Operational amplifiers
- Ohms law
- Past work experience