I applied through college or university. The process took 2 days. I interviewed at Abbott (Santa Clara, CA) in Mar 2007
Interview
It was an on campus interview. It consisted of two 1:1 interviews. The first was with an HR rep and it was a standard behavioral interview, they asked questions like "tell me about a time when you...". The next interview was with a manufacturing engineer, which he asked more about my skills and prior work experience. He was very laid back and easy to talk with.
First general question about applicant and role. Gave me 2 hours to solve a pricing case, and then show it to managers. English is a must. Excel data analysis was required.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
My thought process of the pricing case and data analysis in Excel
I got an interview from a warm intro, which led to 5 interviews in total: my connection, the R&T team, a CFD expert, current Co-Ops, another interview with R&D team, and a CAD engineer.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Currently, we have X problem with this certain Y device. Walk me through your thought process to design a test to find the root cause.
Straightforward process, applied via school portal. Asked about resume points and standard behavioural questions. Gave an overview of the work and expected role. Hiring manager decided to offer on the spot.