Exponent interview questions

The interview/hiring process was probably the longest I have ever experienced. A few phone interviews were followed by a formal interview on site. As requested, I was prepared to give a one hour technical presentation to a committee of interviewers. To my dismay, on the day of the interview I was never asked to present. Perhaps some people would be relieved, but I had spent considerable time preparing, so I thought that was a little rude. I spent about 30-45 minutes with four separate interviewers ranging from mid to senior level. They treated me to a nice social lunch following the individual discussions. The group I met was very pleasant and I am sure I would have enjoyed working with them. I never toured the offices or laboratory areas. The following week the recruiter told me an offer was being prepared. The offer was presented approximately a week or so later. By then, I already had two other offers in hand from other firms, one of which I had already visited a second time. Ultimately, the Exponent offer was the highest in salary of the three, but vaguest in terms of my exact assignments.

Long and very intense. You have to answer the same questions over and over again. Group interviews were a joke as the people conducting them were bored. The people were nice enough but you had the feeling they would rather be else where.