I applied online. I interviewed at Applied Materials
Interview
Technical interview, I talked about my history and heard about the company and the vision team, they look for defects in wafers given a laser scan of it, which is sort of a 3d image
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Solve the linear regression equations with L2 norm given noised linear samples.
Search for shapes (square, triangle, circle) in an noised image that contains the shapes
I applied through a recruiter. The process took 1 day. I interviewed at Applied Materials (Austin, TX) in Jan 2018
Interview
Offered the job on the spot at the end of first interview. Was not requested to perform any kind of aptitude testing nor asked to provide professional references. Was not given a rundown on the organizational structure, software used, or expectancy to work more than 40 hours per week.
I applied through college or university. The process took 3 months. I interviewed at Applied Materials in Jan 2018
Interview
I applied through my university career fair as well as online. Got contacted 3 month after. One phone interview with my manager basically talking about my research experience and some projects done before. Quiet relaxing and friendly recruiter.