They held a NCG program for new graduate student. The interviewees ranges from sophomore students to fresh PhDs. Talked to 6 managers in a room, each 15-20min. All interviewers are very nice. Just relaxed and talk.
I applied through college or university. The process took 2 days. I interviewed at Applied Materials (Santa Clara, CA) in Apr 2016
Interview
Six rounds of interviews, each one lasted around 30 minutes, took place at a hotel nearby. Each interview included both technical and behavioral questions, and the technical questions were quite difficult.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Was there ever any conflict in your group projects?
I applied through college or university. The process took 2 days. I interviewed at Applied Materials (Santa Clara, CA) in Apr 2016
Interview
First, there is a phone interview taking about 30 minutes. Then, I got an onsite interview opportunity through email, a couple of hours later. So, I went to the onsite interview two days later. During the onsite interview, I talked with three people, ~30 - 50min each.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Phone: questions about some equipment I have experience on, basic chemistry questions, behavior questions
Onsite: questions closely related to my research experience, behavior questions