I applied online. The process took 2 months. I interviewed at Applied Materials (Santa Clara, CA) in May 2013
Interview
Initiated with phone interview request which was primarily all-technical. Followed up with an on-site interview (no presentation required) which took up the entire day, meeting with nearly all members of the potential group's team.
Be very knowledgeable of the technical aspects of the technologies AMAT works with.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Why would you choose Applied Materials over a competing company?
First round—jod description explanation follwed by some behavioral questions. Then a couple of technical question, not in detail, just superficial ones.
Second round - very technical with in-depth questioning on process development and techniques.
PhD work summary and instruments skill set check knowledge and some case questions and intern experience and behavior questions about how to work as teams and how to commute with colleagues and some random questions
I applied through an employee referral. I interviewed at Applied Materials (Santa Clara, CA)
Interview
The hiring process first involves a questionnaire that you need to fill in. This interview was for an entry-level role. You would generally have 3 rounds of interviews: HR Screen, Hiring manager, and next could be with the director.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
I found the interviewers were very kind, made me feel comfortable. They questioned a lot on my resume, my approach towards finding solutions.