I applied through an employee referral. The process took 4 weeks. I interviewed at National Instruments in Nov 2012
Positive experience
Average interview
Application
I applied through college or university. The process took 2 days. I interviewed at National Instruments
Interview
I met the company at a career fair after taking a certification course and passing. I spoke with them at the table and they later scheduled a phone interview. The caller was pleasant and not at all pressuring. It was a very enjoyable interview. There was 3 generic interview questions that everyone asks, then 2 technical questions.
Interview questions [2]
Question 1
How would you sort a 100 integer array. How would you determine if zero is passed. How would you determine which index is nearest to zero.
About a week after talking with a recruiter at a job fair, I had a combination of phone and web interview. I was asked some fundamental DSP and communications questions, which I answered with no problem.
I was invited to an onsite interview which was a weekend-long event. There were several interviews ranging in topics from desired salary, personality and goals, technical questions, and a technical presentation. There was a large group of us interviewing and we were all exhausted at the end of the day.
Everyone was very nice and they made you really want to work there. I would describe the work environment as very outgoing and almost like a college dorm. That can be good or bad, depending on your personality.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
How would you map binary data to QPSK data in a C++ program without using an array or case statement.