I applied online. The process took 3 weeks. I interviewed at Qualcomm (San Jose, CA) in Feb 2014
Interview
Applied online and also submitted resume at Career fair. Got a call for summer intern and had 2 phone interviews.
First interview was entirely about verilog basics and verifying a FIFO. Second interview was about one of my projects and also OS basics like semaphores and memory management. Had a really good conversation about the position and expected work.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
How would you thoroughly verify a FIFO design in Verilog?
I applied through college or university. I interviewed at Qualcomm
Interview
Very quick and easy. Was interviewed while attending one of their conferences for college students a few years back. Had one in-person interview solving a coding problem on whiteboard and another phone interview with a different engineer on background and generic conceptual questions.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Simple data structure and algorithm type questions, along with a few behavioral questions.
I applied online. I interviewed at Qualcomm (Palo Alto, CA)
Interview
recruiter sent invitation (could follow up for many times if they did not receive response); phone interview in the form of questions asked by manager; offer letter was sent out the next week
I applied through college or university. The process took 2 weeks. I interviewed at Qualcomm
Interview
The interview was conducted with two phone screens, each 45 minutes each. One was technical with a simple algorithm question followed by a brain teaser and discussion of interests and the other interview was an in depth discussion of my background.