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Applied Materials Interview Questions & Reviews
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Mechanical Engineer I at Applied Materials
No Offer – Interviewed in Gloucester, MA Mar 2013 – Reviewed May 16, 2013 New
Interview Details – After 30 minute phone interview, was called in for serial interview: first with HR then with 4 engineers, each 30 minutes. Questions were general and friendly, and each interviewer asked a technical question, a simple physics problem on paper, asking "how would you approach this?" Overall it seemed to go well.
Interview Question – tell me about this project View Answer
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Customer Engineer at Applied Materials
Accepted Offer – Reviewed Apr 22, 2013
Interview Details – Easy interview. Expected questions.
Interview Question – No difficult questions asked Answer Question
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Process Engineer at Applied Materials
Accepted Offer – Interviewed in Santa Clara, CA Apr 2011 – Reviewed Apr 11, 2013
Interview Details – One on-campus, followed by one on-site.
Interview Question – What are the High Value Problems for transistors going forward? Answer Question
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NPIE- New Product Introduction Engineer at Applied Materials
Accepted Offer – Interviewed in Santa Clara, CA – Reviewed Mar 28, 2013
Interview Details – Hiring was carried out through NCG (new college graduate) Program. It was a well organized induction program. Initial screening interview was carried out on campus. @nd interview was in the hotel where you meet 4 various person includign hiriring Manager and HR. After this they extend offer. But the offer was very well caculated as per current market survey. Not generous. HOwever, the NCG program itself was a good experience.
Interview Question – SOme behavior question were difficult but very standard stuff. Answer Question
Negotiation Details – no negotiation at NCG level
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Process Engineer at Applied Materials
No Offer – Interviewed in Santa Clara, CA Mar 2013 – Reviewed Mar 26, 2013
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Dropped resume at a campus career fair. Got contacted via email a month later. No phone interview. Onsite interview scheduled two weeks afterwards.
Interview lasted half day. A guided tour of the facility and the office with the hiring manager first. Group presentation on latest research results. Interview with the hiring manager and two other managers. Typical HR questions and some technical questions based on resume.
Was promised to hear back in one week but never hear back.
Interview Question – Do you want to become a person like us Answer Question
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Technical Support Engineer at Applied Materials
Accepted Offer – Interviewed in Sunnyvale, CA Feb 2013 – Reviewed Mar 22, 2013
Interview Details – Process started with a phone interview with a director and manager. After the phone interview I was flown down to San Jose for a face to face interview where I interviewed with several directors and managers, as well as a couple team member. All face to face interviews were one on one and somewhat relaxed. Interview questions were not really geared towards tripping me up or seeing how smart I was, more just verifying that I could back up the claims in my resume.
Interview Question – Most questions were technical, talk about past issues and projects and how I went about troubleshooting and resolving the issues. View Answer
Negotiation Details – They offered me exactly what I asked for, and added a very generous relocation package which provided more than I expected. No need to negotiate.
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Process Engineer at Applied Materials
No Offer – Interviewed in San Jose, CA – Reviewed Mar 11, 2013
Interview Details – I'm a PhD candidate graduating soon. My advisor was contacted by an employee in AMAT to refer a student intending to work for them. I just submitted my resume and was contacted immediately from them to requesting an on-site job interview. This is just scheduled soon and has not yet held.
Interview Question – When are you graduating? Can you start work sooner? Answer Question
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Process Engineer at Applied Materials
Accepted Offer – Interviewed in China, TX Dec 2009 – Reviewed Mar 3, 2013
Interview Details – I applied on a recuritment conference hold by My university. about 1 week later got the phone call to test my oral english and chat for some basic information, then the HR told me he will send a link to my mail and i have to open the link to do some IQ test online, it will have a time limit. I did so and then about 2 weeks later i was called to have face to face interview, first was HR, and if pass will be recommanded to Hiring managers directly. then go back to wait for offer call.
Interview Question – no difficult question for NCG. just what did you do at campus and normal HR questions Answer Question
Negotiation Details – no negotiation since it is NCG hiring
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Intern Software Engineer at Applied Materials
Accepted Offer – Interviewed in Santa Clara, CA Apr 2012 – Reviewed Mar 1, 2013
Interview Details – 2 Phone interviews and 1 on site interview
Interview Question – Implement malloc in C Answer Question
Negotiation Details – There is no negotiation with interns
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Manufacturing Engineer II at Applied Materials
No Offer – Reviewed Feb 17, 2013
Interview Details – Phone interview took almost 3 weeks to schedule after first contact by Department Manager. The phone interview was very informal, asking things about skills and experiences. The next week, they had me come to the facility for a face-to-face. Paid for my travel expenses. Interviewed with 8 different people from different departments and was given a tour of the facility. Went to lunch with two newer employees who let me ask questions of the record. Told me they would get back to me within a week. After a week, I contacted them and they told me they needed an additional week to make decisions.
Interview Question – One manager thought I was a mechanical engineer (I have a degree in Industrial Engineering), so most the technical questions he asked I didn't have an answer for. View Answer
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