I applied through an employee referral. The process took 2 weeks. I interviewed at Qualcomm (Seoul) in May 2012
Interview
Leads of two teams interviewed me with two other candidates. They asked us questions about our experiences from former projects based on our resumes.The interview lasted about 30 minutes.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
What is the difference between parsing and mining?
I applied through college or university. I interviewed at Qualcomm
Interview
Very quick and easy. Was interviewed while attending one of their conferences for college students a few years back. Had one in-person interview solving a coding problem on whiteboard and another phone interview with a different engineer on background and generic conceptual questions.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Simple data structure and algorithm type questions, along with a few behavioral questions.
I applied online. I interviewed at Qualcomm (Palo Alto, CA)
Interview
recruiter sent invitation (could follow up for many times if they did not receive response); phone interview in the form of questions asked by manager; offer letter was sent out the next week
I applied through college or university. The process took 2 weeks. I interviewed at Qualcomm
Interview
The interview was conducted with two phone screens, each 45 minutes each. One was technical with a simple algorithm question followed by a brain teaser and discussion of interests and the other interview was an in depth discussion of my background.
