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 an employee referral. The process took 1 day. I interviewed at Applied Materials (Santa Clara, CA) in May 2011
Interview
You are phone screened first by HR and then by hiring manager. If you get past this stage you have on sites interviews with team members or other managers. Team member interviews are technical in nature and the interviews by managers are mostly about style and how you will react to certain situations.
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