I applied through an employee referral. I interviewed at TSMC (Hsinchu) in Sep 2011
Interview
The HR call me to confirm the one day on-site interview. I got English and personality quiz first. It took about 45 mins. After the test, I took the bus to another building. Then, I talked with two senior engineers in which one is the manager. They ask me to introduce first, and asked about my M.S. thesis research.They also wanted me talking about the advantage as well as weakness of myself. This conversation took about 1 hr. After this conversation, I talked with HR about 30 min.
Both interviews on Teams. First interview 30 minutes standard questions on conflict. Second interview mostly about experience from resume and why you want to work at the company. Straight forward interview.
I applied through an employee referral. The process took 2 weeks. I interviewed at TSMC (Phoenix, AZ) in Jan 2026
Interview
Self Introduction for 5 minutes at first. Then they asked behavioral questions for 25 minutes. Then asked technical questions for 10 minutes. They mainly care about whether you are familiar with semiconductor device knowledge and fabrication process.
Ask academy background. If you can follow company’s strategy to relocate. Willing to do overtime since it’s gonna happened frequently. Overall it’s not too harsh. The point of the interview to check the personality more than your ability. Just to make sure you can get your job done under high pressure.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Would your willing to relocate if company ask you to.