I applied through a recruiter. The process took 2 weeks. I interviewed at Goss International (Dover, NH) in Feb 2013
Interview
i was brought in to speak with both managers and engineers. a C programmer was needed, but the OS was an obscure microkernel system with a quirky IDE, and the engineers, although they had looked over code which i had submitted, were not convinced that i could be helpful. i got along with the managers just fine, so they brought me in for a second interview with some higher-ups who had been out of the plant in the first one. in the second interview, i spoke with the main higher-up guy, and then the engineers again, most of whom were different than those in the first interview, and this time at length.
the engineers, had they not liked me, could have insisted that i not be hired, and they would have been accommodated. of course i had to get along with the managers, and i did, but i also had to get past the engineers.
in the end, i was offered a position as a Design Engineer, and accepted it. for the first 2 months, Engineering didn't know what to do with me, so i was able to poke around their press HMI in depth and undisturbed, which benefited both the Company and i later on.
BTW, the interviews took place in february, 1997, not in 2013. more year options needed! also, the "other" category of interview stages was a code sample submission.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
they really wanted to be sure that i could work with the microkernel OS they were using, so they probed my knowledge of OS functionality, and to be sure i understood the difference between a microkernel and a normal kernel.
I applied through a staffing agency. I interviewed at Goss International (Durham, NH) in Nov 2016
Interview
During the phone screen we spoke about the different aspects of the position and my background and experience. During the in person interview we went in to more depth on both the position details and my background and allowed time for me to meet with each prospective team member and ask questions to each of them.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
There were no unexpected questions. The only difficult part was if they asked a question about prior experience that I didn't have a ton of experience in, but I am smart and a quick learner so that is nothing to worry about.
I applied through university. The process took 1 day. I interviewed at Goss International (Durham, NH) in Mar 2012
Interview
The interview was laid back. Starts with an HR meeting, then a meeting with the potential engineer you would work under, then one with the project manager. All about 30 minutes