Only got through 1st round -
1st round was a campus interview
2 - 30 minute interviews -- the second one ran super long (50 minutes)
Interviews were very technical -- very few behavioral questions and basically zero questions relating to your interest in Intel or the industry or why you are even sitting in the interview!
One interview was about finance and even some supply chain technical questions straight off a piece of paper.
The second interview was a business case that used some off the concepts talked about in the previous interview.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
If you had to convince your manager to make an investment of $1 M and there is no room in the budget - how would you do so?
Who would you approach with a new idea? A manager, an colleague?
How do you decide whether a project is worth it?
What is the WACC? When does a company use this?
How do you calculate the cost of equity?
Would you capitalize an investment as an expense or treat it as an asset?
What is the difference between the 3 financial statements? Please go through each of them and talk me through how they are connected.
What is the competitive landscape of Intel?
If I make an investment of say $ 1 M, walk me through how this affects all the statements.
I applied online. The process took 3 months. I interviewed at Intel Corporation (San José, Alajuela) in Apr 2025
Interview
I got an entry level position in Costa Rica, so it's based on that. First, you have a quick interview with recruiters, mostly to test your english and get to know you, if you do well, then you have a longer interview with your possible manager/peers!
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Tell me about a time when you found an issue or a need for optimization on a process. What actions did you take and what impact did it have?
I applied online. I interviewed at Intel Corporation
Interview
Telephone interview, they call you and they do the interview by phone and you have to answer multiple behavioural and competency questions.
The interviewer was very nice and friendly, and made the process very enjoyable
Good experience learn a lot from the interview. Technical and behavioural questions being asked. Overall not hard chill environment. The interview takes around 1 hour. The manager is good. Didn’t get offer in the end.