I applied through a staffing agency. I interviewed at Intel Corporation (Portland, OR)
Interview
I applied for a contract position here and I was interviewed by a manger who has 16 years experience at Intel, Portland. I have a experience of 5 years in the software industry and I was applying for jobs after a 2 years break in my career due to family reasons. I had worked on a startup idea and built and published an app and that was my recent experience. The manager just started off by belittling my skills and experience. His exact words were "Why did it take you so long to complete and publish this application? Wasn't there any one behind you with a stick (to beat you) while you were working on this app? ". I was horrified by the language used by the interviewer and I never followed up with them with the next steps after this experience. I was not asked many technical questions or anything about my previous experience. I don't know what was wrong with this interviewer or if any other interviewer was shadowing him, but I also found him giggling and talking while I was answering his questions. If they did not find my skills aligned to the position during the interview or if they already found another candidate for this position, there was a dignified and decent way of letting me know about it. I found an amazing opportunity with a company larger than Intel and I am very happy at my current position.
I applied online. The process took 2 months. I interviewed at Intel Corporation (Hillsboro, OR) in Jul 2013
Interview
It took 1 month from applying online and getting a call from recruiting manager. He said, my profile looks great and matches well with the responsibilities. There was a 30 mins discussion, mostly on my experience and projects from my resume. He said, he was interested in having me for an onsite interview. But I didn't get a call for another 4 weeks. I had mail him multiple times but got no reply. Finally, got a call and was asked for convenient dates. After I haven't heard from them again. Initially, it looked so much promising and I was hoping to get the job since the manager seemed so excited. But I was kept waiting for so much time without much communication that I didn't anyway want to work with him. At least they could have intimated me about the decision.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
What was the most satisfying part of your previous experience.
You can try to get through the website and HR but best if you know someone who can get you in. Typical hiring process - review resume, interview...respond.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
None - depends on what you are interviewing for. Technical jobs will be more challenging then business ones.