I applied online. The process took 2 weeks. I interviewed at General Atomics (Palmdale, CA) in Oct 2022
Interview
Received screening call from recruiter and was told that I’d be contacted to schedule an interview with the hiring manager. I was not contacted after a week so I called the recruiter to follow-up. The recruiter answered and told me she was on vacation and 10 miles off the coast of Cuba. She said she will follow up and get the interview scheduled. Another week later without any word or interview scheduled, I received an email saying I am no longer in consideration for the role.
I applied online. The process took 1 week. I interviewed at General Atomics in Oct 2025
Interview
Applied on LinkedIn. Got a random email that I had an interview scheduled in 2 days, no recruiter reached out to me for a screening or discuss any prep. Easily the worst interviewers I’ve ever had, asking ridiculous 5-part questions, had zero enthusiasm and I was completely turned off in the first 5 minutes of speaking with the two interviewers. I had already accepted a much higher level position with a better company in the same space, but I took the interview out of courtesy and because you never know what can happen. I should have just declined the interview, would have saved me a headache. This interview completely changed my perspective on the company.
I applied through an employee referral. The process took 3 weeks. I interviewed at General Atomics in Jan 2024
Interview
Phone Screener to gain insight to past experience, salary expectations, and comfort with expected job requirements. Reviewed resume, location, education and experience to determine compatibility in addition to a basic understanding of benefits and company expectations for travel, teamwork etc.
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Question 1
How comfortable are you with correcting other stakeholders?
I applied online. I interviewed at General Atomics (San Diego, CA)
Interview
30 min Phone screen with recruiter. Then 30 min phone call with hiring manager. Final round was in person with a few rounds. Final round probably took 2-3 hours and met with vp amd a few directors. They gave me a verbal offer then took it away