I applied online. The process took 2 months. I interviewed at Kyocera (San Diego, CA) in Apr 2018
Interview
On-site interview consisted a 15-min presentation to a panel of 6 - managers, engineers, HR.
Everyone was very nice, except this man so-called moral support who was the rudest interviewer I ever encountered.
At the end of the presentation, he asks me to grade my presentation in scale from 0 to 10. He made a comment about the conclusion of my presentation, which was acceptable. Then he goes over my transcript asks why I failed a course, and then asks how I paid for college. I said my parents supported me, and he talks about how he feels bad about what he told to his children that he will not support them with their tuition.
I got an impression that he tried to made me feel guilty for doing badly in some terms of school while being supported by parents.
Thinking back now, I am aware that some Asian companies have HR interviewers to pose extreme questions to observe the interviewee's respondings. However, to me, it was very frustrating and offending.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Why did you receive bad grades in some classes?
How did you pay for college?
Rate your presentation in scale from 0 to 10.
Which department do you prefer to work for?
I applied through a staffing agency. The process took 2 weeks. I interviewed at Kyocera (New York, NY) in June 2018
Interview
Panel of interviewers, many of which were late. Answered same questions over and over again as each interviewer trickled in.
Didn't really care about what improvements I had made at my current company or my success there. Criticized the methods I used to make those improvements.
Don't mention wanting to become a manager. Was told there's a long line of engineers for that.
Front desk person mentioned the place was cliquey and like highschool. Lots of red flags.
I applied through a recruiter. I interviewed at Kyocera (San Francisco, CA) in Mar 2017
Interview
Total cluster from the get go; HR sent out conflicting and incomplete information on the interview schedule, times, dates, people. Phone screen followed by panel interview and then a promised/scheduled/rescheduled call with a general manager. Clearly, the company does not understand that HR is the first, public face to potential employees. Run the other way
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Tell us about the current software development process at your current company and projects you are working on