I applied through other source. The process took 2 weeks. I interviewed at KLA in May 2011
Interview
The manager called me at exactly the time I was scheduled. He first introduced the company and position to me, and then went through my resume with me. He was interested in my skills in optics, electronics and mechanics. He said the position needs a person who has a comprehensive skill set. In the end, he asked me some basic questions in optics. He was very nice. He told me what the onsite interview would be like in the end.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
A basic question in Optics, which I happened to not remember the details.
I applied through a recruiter. I interviewed at KLA (Milpitas, CA)
Interview
The initial coordination with the recruiter was smooth, but the technical interview itself revealed a highly questionable approach to evaluating candidates.
During the technical discussion, the hiring manager based their questions heavily on content and details that have already been published by my current employer. While the information discussed was public, I found the direction of the interview to be highly inappropriate. Instead of using hypothetical scenarios or focusing on my general engineering methodologies, fundamental physics, and problem-solving logic, the interviewer relentlessly drilled into the details of my current company’s published designs. There is a much better and more professional way to steer a technical discussion to properly assess a candidate's capabilities.
To make matters worse, the interviewer abruptly ended the call the exact minute the scheduled time was up, stating they had another meeting. There was absolutely zero introductiuon about the role, expectations, or team culture, and zero time for me to ask any questions.
When I reached out to HR to politely withdraw my application and provide constructive feedback regarding this uncomfortable interview style, they ignored the feedback entirely and simply replied with a generic rejection template.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
- introdcue your experience
- content some details releated to my current emplyer published design
Multiple interviews (6+), interviews were mostly on past experience and not industry specific. Overall positive atmosphere and process.
Question vary from one job title to
Another but it was all fair
hiring manager interview, introduction of the team and themselves, then i need to introduce my experience and answer questions that interest the hiring manager, overall it's very positive, it. was nice chatting.