Very Difficult Interview – Overall Positive Experience – No – Fri, 10 Jul 2015
Interviewed May 2015 in Cupertino, CA(took 35 days)
After an initial HR phone screen, I was allowed to speak with the hiring manager who asked a combination of work experience, skills related, and physics textbook education questions. My third interview was with the team leader who only asked experience and skills related questions. I was then instructed to complete a small design project and a presentation for the department group review of more than 10 people at the onsite visit. The in person interview was from 9 to 5. Most questions were highly concentrated on statistical tolerance analysis. Many didn't appear to be related to the job duties. Some appeared to be a personality quiz. More questions were focused on engineering statics and mechanics of materials. This can be a challenge for even the most experienced and skilled engineers who typically aren't required to recall past college education during their career. That said, my biggest surprise was the lack of skills assessment testing.
Interview Questions
Most questions were theoretical free body diagrams and physics based scenarios. The questions seem to be heavily favored to aid hiring of recent college graduates.
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Other Details
The interview consisted of a Phone Interview, 1:1 Interview, Group/Panel Interview, Personality Test, Presentation and an Other