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Applications Engineer at KLA-Tencor

No Offer – Interviewed in Sep 2012 – Reviewed Sep 24, 2012

Interview Details – 3 rounds of telephonic interviewing with one dept. and 2 rounds with another. Was shortlisted in both and was called on-site. The interviews and written tests lasted a whole day. It was very tiresome, as I expected.
Lost out in the round before the final round. Written tests were based on Image Processing.
1-1 Interviews were based on your answers in the written tests.

Interview Question – Logical puzzles   Answer Question

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Applications Development Engineer at KLA-Tencor

No Offer – Reviewed Jul 27, 2012

Interview Details – They shortlisted my resume through some job site and contacted me.
1st round was about job description and my interest in the job.
Then he scheduled my interview.
4 rounds of technical interviews have been completed till now, dont know how many more they are gonna take....
technical rounds were mainly from my domain.
2 rounds from india and 2 rounds from korea and usa.
all interviewers were quite impressive.

Interview Question – In this job, there is lots of travel.
So in first interview they check that weather I am really excited to travel or not????
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Software Student at KLA-Tencor

Accepted Offer – Interviewed in Migdal Ha`Emeq (Israel) Mar 2012 – Reviewed Jul 11, 2012

Interview Details – First there was a phone interview and It took about 30 minutes. The interviewer was my team leader. He asked general questions about programming skills, and knowledge in object oriented programming. Secondly i had an 1:1 interview with my team leader. He asked me about my final project - draw a class diagram, explain what every module is doing and the basic algorithms used. Later, the technical questions included only questions of object oriented nature with center mark on polymorphism. Finally there was an interview with HR which included personality test and checking if i am serious about this job.

Interview Question – am i interviewing to another places?   Answer Question

Negotiation Details – no negotiation. They offered me the terms and basically said take it or leave it.

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Applications Engineer at KLA-Tencor

Declined Offer – Interviewed in Feb 2012 – Reviewed Jul 9, 2012

Interview Details – the on-site interview lasted a day and include 3 1:1 interviews

Interview Question – some trivial IQ question and typical behavioral questions   Answer Question

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Applications Engineer at KLA-Tencor

No Offer – Interviewed in Jul 2012 – Reviewed Jul 8, 2012

Interview Details – Mainly about my project a work experience?How i will handle stress??

Interview Question – how di you solve issues with clients?   Answer Question

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Applications Development Engineer at KLA-Tencor

Accepted Offer – Interviewed in Chennai (India) Jan 2012 – Reviewed Jun 14, 2012

Interview Details – KLA Tencor had visited the university for recruitment. Initially the candidates were asked to go through a written test which had a reasoning test and a aptitude test.
A GD with abstract topic and only one from a group of 8 is picked.
Personal interviews about ones intrest in the job is conducted followed by a technical interview. A HR round, and then a algorithm test is conducted. A discussion on the test is done.
A telephonic round with the head quarters and finally a presentation test.

Interview Question – interest in the job and how one handles stress   View Answer

Negotiation Details – NO negotiation round was conducted.

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Algorithm Engineer at KLA-Tencor

No Offer – Interviewed in Chennai (India) Mar 2012 – Reviewed May 25, 2012

Interview Details – I was interviewed mainly on my project,as it was completely related to their field of operations.There were one or two questions on C,like"What is operator overloading?".

Interview Question – What is a virtual function?   View Answer

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Testing Engineer at KLA-Tencor

No Offer – Interviewed in May 2012 – Reviewed May 18, 2012

Interview Details – Interview was straight forward, went into what the job needed and asked how and what can I do if position was offered. The manager asked previous work experiences and ideals about new semi-conductor trends. Asked if I knew scripting languages and if I had any cleaning room experiences. This was an entry level position so I didn't think much of it.

Interview Question – Where do you see yourself in 5 years?   Answer Question

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Software Engineer at KLA-Tencor

Accepted Offer – Interviewed in Apr 2010 – Reviewed May 7, 2012

Interview Details – They ask you more about the way you think and a little bit about your technical background and they make sure that you know how to write code, doesnt have to be in the same language they use. they are willing to train you and help you gain skills in new languages.

Interview Question – Give me a time that you failed, what did you learn and how did you make it a successful experience?   Answer Question

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Software Engineer at KLA-Tencor

Accepted Offer – Interviewed in Chennai (India) Jun 2011 – Reviewed Apr 13, 2012

Interview Details – It consisted of a written test and a couple of interviews. Most of them are algo based questions.Also they have tested on programming well

Negotiation Details – not much negotiation done as i was satisfied with their offer

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