I applied online. The process took 4 weeks. I interviewed at Applied Materials (Santa Clara, CA) in Feb 2022
Interview
Total of 2 round interviews: 1. Phone interview with hiring manager (experience and background) with some technical questions 2. Presentation to a group of team members, director and VP. Around 1 hr length. Mainly introduce PhD projects along with Q&A part
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
How to quantitatively indentify the chemical composition of a complex oxide thin film, e.g. what kind of technique can be used?
I applied online. I interviewed at Applied Materials (Santa Clara, CA) in Feb 2025
Interview
First round all behavioral questions: introduce yourself; describe biggest challenge/failure you encounter with; how to do root cause analysis; how to do self-evaluation. What do you want to ask about AMAT.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Introduce yourself; describe biggest challenge/failure you encounter with; how to do root cause analysis; how to do self-evaluation.
I applied through an employee referral. The process took 2 weeks. I interviewed at Applied Materials (Santa Clara, CA) in May 2023
Interview
the mgr is nice and they are asking the process related knowledge. the whole interview process is wonderful. AMAT is a good company i think, so it is my honor to work here.
Interviews were scheduled one week in advance. Technical and behavioral interviews. Two hours back to back. Five interviewers in total. Decision was given on the day of the interview by HR and hiring manager.