I applied through an employee referral. The process took 3 weeks. I interviewed at Applied Materials (Bengaluru) in Aug 2024
Interview
First round with HM was amazing, very nice guy. Went very deep into technical, I couldn't answer a few things but he was very encouraging. At the end I asked for feedback and he gave me an honest answer. He basically covered the entire resume, asking as far as questions from Master's courses. But the entirety was focussed on role-specific background questions. The second round was Director level. This was the round that was awful. The Director seemed to expect me to be as deeply prepared in every aspect of my resume as the aspect that was relevant, and naturally I couldn't answer one of the first difficult questions he asked me. He instantly looked disappointed and as though I was wasting his time. When I stated some facts about myself, he looked surprised and annoyed like he hadn't debriefed with anyone about my candidacy. The interview got progressively worse and 25 minutes into a 1-hour interview, he concluded it and rejected me.
Interview questions [4]
Question 1
Thorough questions from resume, why, what if type questions.
Alternatives to tools I used and why my tool was better for my purpose. eg. I worked on SEM, why not TEM or Optical for my application. SEM vs TEM. Limitations of Optical microscopy.
I applied online. I interviewed at Applied Materials (Rehovot) in Mar 2026
Interview
There were several interviews, the interviews are conducted with the team manager, and then with 2 more parallel managers.
The interview is conducted in a room with questions on the board
The interviewers were pleasant
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
First interview, they gave me a wiper and to understand how I identify defects, how to distinguish between noise and standard deviation
I applied online. I interviewed at Applied Materials (Rehovot)
Interview
The interview process consisted of 3 rounds
first round was a group interview, it contained different kinds of 'games' and logical questions. They wanted to test if we could work together, how we comminucate and if you have leadership. The game was like an escape room where you had to solve different kinds of puzzles.
The second interview was with the hiring manager and someone from the team, they asked questions about signals and electrical engineering basics, some mathematics questions - they even asked me to draw a function and its derivative.
Third round was with the upper manager, it contained personal questions
I applied through college or university. The process took 1 day. I interviewed at Applied Materials (Kānpur, Uttar Pradesh) in Dec 2025
Interview
generally they were asking about characterization (SEM,STEM,etc) and IC fabrication process, FEW Questions were from resume, one puzzle and basic device physics, also they asked about company products whatever they have made.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
They asked about my masters thesis, then basic device physics and digital questions