I applied through an employee referral. The process took 3 weeks. I interviewed at Lam Research (Tualatin, OR) in Nov 2018
Interview
The interview is fairly standard for new graduates with an advanced degree. It involves a presentation on your work for your graduate thesis, and multiple rounds of interviews with different levels in the organization.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Describe your experience in maintaining and improving the equipment used in your research laboratory
I had a positive interview experience with a clear and organized process. The interviewers were respectful, engaging, and genuinely interested in my experience. I especially appreciated the focus on real-world problem solving and collaboration. Overall, it gave me a good impression of the team and company culture.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Which step of 8D do you think is the most important?
Had an initial screening call and then a Teams interview. The initial screening call was 20 min, and the entire Teams interview was 7 rounds of 30 min each.
Ghosted after that
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Principal component analysis and an example to answer it.
GOOD, ask some behavior questions, like how to deal with conflits or disagree with colleagues. Don; have too many technique detials, Just talk about previous research experiences, like phd research
