I applied through a recruiter. The process took 5 weeks. I interviewed at Lam Research (Fremont, CA) in Apr 2016
Interview
Initial phone screenings (one with HR to describe the role, one with an engineer who asked more technical questions) led to an invitation for a day-long on-site interview. This consisted of: 8 separate ~45-minute long interviews (mostly with team members or managers of groups the position would either be working under directly or closely with), a 1-hour long research presentation (plan 40-45 minutes of slides to leave plenty of time for questions, which should be expected both as interruptions and follow-up after the talk), and lunch with other recent hires (a good opportunity to ask about their experience starting at the company). My presentation was scheduled in the morning, and the other early interviews were also very technical or oriented toward the expected responsibilities of this role or specifics about my research background. The afternoon interviews, on the other hand, tended to be more about the organizational structure, corporate culture, and core values of Lam, with plenty of time for me to ask my own questions about the company.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Why are you interested in working for this group (as opposed to getting a post-doc in academia or working in a different field)?
I applied online. The process took 2 weeks. I interviewed at Lam Research (Fremont, CA)
Interview
Generally, it wasn't difficult. Focused on your resume and the interviewer wants to see you how to solve a challenge during your work or research. The phone screen took about 20 minutes.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Why are you interested in Lam? How did you solve a problem in your previous work?
I applied online. I interviewed at Lam Research in Apr 2015
Interview
I got an e-mail from HR and he arranged a phone interview with hiring manager.The hiring manager spent several minutes about my research and he gave me 30 seconds to introduce myself.