I applied through an employee referral. I interviewed at Applied Materials
Interview
Meet with 5-6 interviewers including manager, director and future co-workers, half an hour each. Went through resume and been asked a few technical questions on areas in my grad school research projects. some behavioral questions, fairly standard and straightforwards
I applied through a staffing agency. The process took 1 week. I interviewed at Applied Materials (Chennai) in Jan 2016
Interview
Normal questions. People are very gentle . One telephonic , manager and final hr. Notice period for direct payroll is 1 months. Good company.
Now in the Isams Managers are not as accepted.
Bangalore team dominates
I applied online. The process took 4 weeks. I interviewed at Applied Materials in Mar 2019
Interview
2 rounds, both with managers, mostly behavior. Good managers. No HR interview. Definitely, recommend. The offer was pretty late after the second round interview. I wish they can work faster so that I won't be nervous all the time.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
What is the challenge you met when dealing with data?