I applied through university. The process took 2 weeks. I interviewed at Siemens in Apr 2016
Application
I interviewed at Siemens
Interview
Hiring conference for Veterans. then they flew me down to the office to interview with FOUR managers. Lots of technical electrical questions, questions about my future and my mechanical knowledge.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
show me how to measure: current, voltage, resistance.
draw a schematic for a cell phone charger.
why are you leaving your last job, what do you do outside of work?
Interviewed at Career Fair, was a direct recruit/hire out of school. First interview team was two people, second Interview team was extensive (5 team members), and the questions were thorough about your engineering understanding of systems. Overall was nerve-wracking but the interviewers were nice.
I applied through a staffing agency. I interviewed at Siemens (Washington, DC)
Interview
I went to a staffing agency event with a recruiting company. They had two mangers there screening applicants and taking resumes. Two weeks later I was called for a phone interview followed by an in person interview a couple days later. I was offered the job on the spot and started after the background check came back.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
They looked for computer, hvac and electrical experience. 2 of the 3 would get you the job.