Applied Materials Interview Questions & Reviews in Santa Clara, CA
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Updated Jan 19, 2012 – Interview questions and reviews posted anonymously by interview candidates.
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AKT at Applied Materials
Posted Jan 19, 2012
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3.0
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Overall Neutral Experience
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Received and Accepted Offer
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Interviewed Jan 2010 in Santa Clara, CA (took 1 week)
study your Electronic wire gages and Semiconductor equipments.
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none
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I got the interview through an Employee Referral and the interview consisted of a 1:1 Interview.
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Member of Technical Staff at Applied Materials
Posted Jan 10, 2012
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3.0
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Overall Positive Experience
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Received and Accepted Offer
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Interviewed Jan 2010 in Santa Clara, CA (took 4+ weeks)
First phone screening was in late 2009, and I came to AMAT about a month later. About 2-3 weeks after the face to face interview they gave the offer and I started work about a month later. Phone screens were with a recruiter and then the hiring manager.
Face to face interview was all day and meeting members of the team and other employees in the division. I had worked in the semi business and specifically AMAT before, so nothing was a surprise. You interview all day and might be asked to talk about your technical background or what you think of key projects, but there are no puzzles or quizzes or nonsense like that!
You are treated as a highly skilled technical professional and not given huge fancy perks. People from out of town stay at budget hotels and I think get a meals allowance. In a way this reflects the values of the company because it is not a fancy, showy type of company - hardcore engineering.
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Not much - big company and middle manager means not that much latitude.
I tried this when getting hired at Intel and got nowhere. If you are a higher up manager/director/exec, I think there might be more flexibility. But big companies like AMAT operate by pay grades and there is at most 10-20% difference between highest and lowest. If you succeed in getting a high offer, you will get lower raises the next year. Eventually, everyone is within a pretty narrow range.
Don't worry, you aren't getting screwed on the offer. AMAT doesn't pay the most but they are not lowball.
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I got the interview through a Recruiter and the interview consisted of a Phone Interview and a 1:1 Interview.
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Mechanical Engineer III at Applied Materials
Posted Apr 28, 2011
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3.0
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Overall Positive Experience
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Received and Accepted Offer
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Interviewed Apr 2011 in Santa Clara, CA (took a day)
I had a whole day of 1:1 on-site interviews with many managers from different groups. Few days later another manager called me and interviewed me via phone. Got a verbal offer from him about a week later...
the written offer just got in, I am very excited!
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I am not going to negotiate, the offer is very good as it is.
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I got the interview through a College or University and the interview consisted of a Phone Interview and a 1:1 Interview.
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Engineering at Applied Materials
Posted Apr 7, 2011 — 1 of 1 people found this helpful
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3.0
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Overall Positive Experience
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Received and Accepted Offer
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Interviewed Mar 2011 in Santa Clara, CA (took 2 days)
good
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good
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Software Engineer II at Applied Materials
Posted Apr 8, 2011
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3.0
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Overall Positive Experience
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Received and Accepted Offer
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Interviewed Jul 2009 in Santa Clara, CA (took 2+ weeks)
First was a phone screen for 15 min. It could have been longer for me, but I told my interviewer that I had to rush to a class after that. I was asked questions on my resume. I got an onsite call within 5 days.
The onsite had 4 rounds of interviews lasting 1hr each. Each interviewer was either a engineering manager or a member of technical staff. I found all the interviewers intelligent and smart. Since C++ is heavily used here, prepare that part well.
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I got the interview through a College or University and the interview consisted of a Phone Interview and a 1:1 Interview.
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Mechanical Engineer at Applied Materials
Posted Mar 9, 2011
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2.0
Easy Interview
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Overall Negative Experience
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Received and Declined Offer
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Interviewed Mar 2011 in Santa Clara, CA (took a day)
Just took the first round on-campus interview so far. The interviewer was disappointingly unenthusiastic about the entire affair. Not helpful at answering any questions or providing any motivation for further conversation. Gave off the impression that working at Applied is all work and no satisfaction.
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Just did the interview today so I haven't heard back yet. I'm no particularly enthusiastic about working there, despite the pay and location.
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I got the interview through a College or University and the interview consisted of a 1:1 Interview.
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Software Engineer I at Applied Materials
Posted Mar 4, 2011
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3.0
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Overall Neutral Experience
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Interviewed and No Offer
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Interviewed Jan 2011 in Santa Clara, CA (took a day)
The interviewer asked questions on C++ and C#
They are interested in your knowledge about multithreaded programming and concepts
Operating system fundamentals are also expected in details with examples
Software experience and demonstrated proficiency in software development
Be prepared to answer questions about how you used your skills in solving a problem
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I got the interview through a College or University and the interview consisted of a Phone Interview.
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Human Resources Manager at Applied Materials
Posted Feb 18, 2011
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2.0
Easy Interview
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Overall Neutral Experience
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Received and Accepted Offer
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Interviewed Jan 2011 in Santa Clara, CA (took 6+ weeks)
several interviews...not well coordinated. many redundant questions.
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yes...negotiations will get you more money. they are desparate to get hr people because of the turnover.
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I Applied Online and the interview consisted of a Phone Interview, a Drug Test and a Background Check.
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Etch Process Engineer at Applied Materials
Posted Sep 28, 2010
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3.0
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Overall Neutral Experience
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Interviewed and No Offer
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Interviewed Aug 2010 in Santa Clara, CA (took a day)
Got a brief call saying they received my resume online and inviting me to an on-site interview. On-site interview consisted on a presentation and then six 1:1 interviews. Most interviewers were friendly, except one who insisted on asking me technical questions tangential to my skills and major (and expected correct and detailed explanations). Only two of them asked technical questions, the others looked for personality and problem-solving skills. Some of them were looking for specific answers to some of the non-technical questions and the interviewers talked to each other frequently between breaks. Overall, the entire process was well-planned.
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I Applied Online and the interview consisted of a Phone Interview, a 1:1 Interview and a Presentation.
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Engineer at Applied Materials
Posted Sep 15, 2010
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3.0
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Overall Positive Experience
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Received and Accepted Offer
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Interviewed Sep 2008 in Santa Clara, CA (took a day)
including 5-7 ppl whole day interview, mainly on your resume, also some behaviors questions. should not be a problem if you are technically ready.
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I got the interview through an Employee Referral and the interview consisted of a Phone Interview and a 1:1 Interview.
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