Just think up something that you did in grad school - put out a fire in the lab or worked out a really hard coding/calculation problem. What they are looking for is how you deal with a problem that you can't solve - did you ask for help? Who did you ask? They want to know you can work with a team to solve problems and don't just grind through problems on your own.

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Interview Question for Member of Technical Staff at Applied Materials:

What was a difficult situation you had to solve?

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