I applied through college or university. The process took 2 months. I interviewed at North Carolina State University (Raleigh, NC) in Apr 2018
Interview
Difficult but do-able, didn't ask anything that felt overwhelming. Good questions and friendly people, if you're willing to put in the time its a good place to land. If you get the chance, I would recommend.
I applied through an employee referral. The process took 4 weeks. I interviewed at North Carolina State University (Raleigh, NC) in Oct 2016
Interview
The interviewer started with basic questions, for eg courses taken in the semester. Then i was asked basic conceptual questions of electrical engineering, as basic as resistance, capacitance, magnetic and electrical fields concepts. I was asked to explain my past work projects and current study projects. Interview lasted 45 minutes and was an good overall experience for me.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
The questions was regarding one of the concepts on my final year bachelors projects. It was about magnetic field density concept question, which was perplexing and which I didn't expect.
I applied in-person. I interviewed at North Carolina State University
Interview
There is no formal interview, but you need to get good grades from the professor you want to work with. He/she will give you a small amount of work and expect you do that. You must be eager to learn about his/her research field and show that you will be available to work for long period of time (a few semesters or years). If you have already had a publication at the same or related field, it is a big plus. However, this all highly depends on the professor, how many students he/she has and his/her funding.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
How would you improve this algorithm? (his existing research work)