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Interviewed Feb 2012 in Austin, TX (took 2 days)

I emailed Samsung my resume and was given an over the phone interview the next day. I was then invited to an informative meeting and then dinner with other engineers working at the company. The next day was the interview where we were first given lunch and a tour of the facilities. The interview then consisted of a group interview where they tested our collaboration skills and a personal interview with two interviewers. I was very pleased with the way they conducted the interview and would recommend the company to anyone looking to apply.

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What are you looking to get from the company and how do you plan to give back?

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The interview consisted of a Phone Interview, a Group/Panel Interview and a Skills Test.

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Overall Positive Experience

Received and Accepted Offer

Interviewed Feb 2012 in Austin, TX (took 2 days)

First there was a phone screening with very basic questions. Next they bring all the candidates to Austin for a 2 day interview process. The first day was a little meeting and then dinner with the other candidates and current employees. The next day was the tours, presentations and interviews. I got a tour of Austin because I am not from the area. Other people got to go on a tour of the facilities. Then I had an interview with an HR rep and one of the engineering team leaders. Then there was a group exercise, which I did not do very well in at all. It was a great experience and very informative.

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Describe a situation in which you seeked help.

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Why were you interested in this job before coming to interview?

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The interview consisted of a Phone Interview, a 1:1 Interview and a Group/Panel Interview.

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Received and Accepted Offer

Interviewed Jun 2011 in Austin, TX (took 2 days)

First day was check in at hotel, dinner second day visit of fab breakfast + lunch, interview , group interview, presentation from management, visit of Austin for non state candidate CORP Program

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Do you have any questions?

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good offer no need to negociate may be on the reloc...

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The interview consisted of a Phone Interview and a Group/Panel Interview.

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Overall Neutral Experience

Interviewed and No Offer

Interviewed Jan 2012 in Austin, TX (took a day)

Started with a phone interview. Was invited to interview on site. Asked several behavioral questions transitioning into a few technical questions. I was notified of not having received the position in two weeks

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What class have you had the most difficulty in and why?

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Overall Positive Experience

Received and Accepted Offer

Interviewed Feb 2011 in Austin, TX (took 2 days)

Overall a good interview experience. Employees were welcoming and provided a fair amount of detailed information about the company. Interview consisted of a group/panel interview and a team exercise. Interview was not very technically-intensive and was more centered around soft skills. For new grads, a lot of studying is not needed to be successful in an interview with Samsung, I would recommend thinking of examples where you work well with others as a good way of preparing for this interview.

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Why are you interested in working in semiconductor manufacturing?

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I got the interview through a Recruiter and the interview consisted of a Phone Interview, a Group/Panel Interview, a Drug Test and a Background Check.

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Interviewed and No Offer

Interviewed Oct 2011 in Austin, TX (took 2 days)

First day was four hours spent meeting other candidates and members of Samsung. Very laid back. Basically a Q&A session for the prospective candidates. Second day was also four hours. It consisted of a fab tour and facilities tour. The interview process involved a group interview as well as a one on one interview.

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why do you want to work at samsung

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Received and Accepted Offer

Interviewed Jul 2010 in Austin, TX (took 2 days)

The phone interview was very basic. What do you know about Samsung? What are your hobbies? Nothing technical. The group interview was informal. It was with an HR representative and two Senior Engineers. They also asked very basic questions. What was your favorite class? What group situations have you worked in? Any experience with public presentations? Have you been in any disputes with people you worked in groups with? All very standard interview questions.

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Describe a technical problem you solved from start to finish.

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I Applied Online and the interview consisted of a Phone Interview, a Group/Panel Interview, a Drug Test and a Background Check.

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Overall Neutral Experience

Interviewed and No Offer

Interviewed Jun 2011 in Austin, TX (took 2 days)

The whole process interview consists of:

1- Phone screening interview: The recruiter contacted potential candidate to ask screening questions such as why SAS? What would be interest in the position? Why Austin, TX? Etc.

2- Candidate was flown over to the facility site to have onsite tour, one-to-one interview, group interview.

a- One-to-one interview: questions were very much similar to phone interview. However, they were asked more into details/depth/etc. by 3 SAS representatives/employees.

b- Group interview: Group of 5 was presented a scenario situation and asked to resolve or propose the matter after members discussion. Two SAS representatives/employees observed the interactions and gave feedbacks.

Interview Questions

What would you do if the project you were in charge of which had part components to be assembled arrived later than expected?

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The interview consisted of a Phone Interview, a 1:1 Interview and a Group/Panel Interview.

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Interviewed and No Offer

Interviewed May 2011 in Austin, TX (took a day)

The phone interview went on for an hour which mostly consisted of some basic questions and questions related to my resume. The 1:1 Interview consisted of five rounds mostly concerning ASIC design flow, Inverter characteristics, Synthesis, Static Timing Analysis, Logic design (State machine design), Floorplanning, Place and Route and Signal Integrity and my projects.

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Signal integrity questions,especially solutions for crosstalk.

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Overall Positive Experience

Received and Accepted Offer

Interviewed Jul 2010 in Austin, TX (took a day)

I applied online (Late July 2010) and 3 days later received a phone call from an HR lady who asked me some behavior questions and about my education. She then told me to go to the Samsung Job Fair at the Embassy Suite on Saturday. I was interviewed by a guy who I found out later to be one of the directors at SAS.
He asked me questions about my education and about my previous job. I received an offer 3 days after my 1:1 interview and accepted the job offer 2 weeks before my graduation (Mid August 2010).