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The formal interview is a chance for us to determine if you are the most qualified person for an open position at Applied Materials, and offers us the opportunity for you to discover if the job is right for you.
Interviewing Tips and Process:
Before the Interview
- Learn about Applied Materials—our products and services, company achievements, corporate culture, values, and benefits.
- Think about your own experiences, education, skills, and accomplishments; identify how these traits can be applied to the position you are pursuing and how you will contribute to Applied Materials.
- Research our customer needs, competition, industry drivers, and key success factors.
- Identify your own strengths and weaknesses and think about the lessons you’ve learned.
- Practice answering potential interview questions, citing specific examples that pertain to your skills and experience in your answers.
- Prepare a list of questions about the position and company after properly researching Applied Materials.
- Find out where the interview will be, confirm the time, obtain clear directions, and if possible, scout out the location of the interview site, to ensure that you allow enough travel time.
- Arrive to the interview early.
During the Interview
- Think through the interviewer’s questions before answering. Be specific with your answers and provide appropriate examples from your experiences.
- Ask questions that genuinely will help you to determine if the job is right for you.
- Bring several copies of your résumé.
After the Interview
The Applied Materials interviewer will review your qualifications with hiring managers, and you will be contacted for a second interview if your background and experience match the job criteria.
Sample Interview Questions
Questions that look for specific examples of your past experiences:
- Describe an experience in which you had to set a long-term goal.
- What was the goal?
- How did you set that goal?
- What issues did you face as a result, and how did you address them?
- What was the outcome?
- Describe an experience working on a team with people from different backgrounds or cultures.
Questions designed to assess your technical knowledge:
- A mechanical engineer might be asked:
- What is a Carnot cycle?
- How is the maximum efficiency of the heat engine defined?
- What is the limit to the efficiency of the engine?
- Why can't the engine be more efficient?
- A chemical engineer might be asked to design a system that would allow a user to combine four different fluids and deliver up to three separate outputs at high flow.
Questions that are trait-related, fact gathering and/or designed to assess your attitude and personality:
- What are your three greatest strengths?
- Describe platforms and software that you are proficient in.
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