I applied online. I interviewed at Applied Materials (Santa Clara, CA) in Jun 2012
Interview
Applied online. Got a phone call and asked very general questions related my reseach works, the equipments I used, and group I worked.
Next day got an eamil about site interview after a week. The procedure for interview was as described by the folks in this post.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Explain most challenging situation in your research work.
Draw a diagram of TEM
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?