Trim the fat
Trim the fat
Opportunity to travel.
Fast pace, almost too fast.
Opportunity to work on next-generation wafer fab equipment.
Exposure to mechanisms, vacuum systems, and material science.
The management structure is top-heavy.
Management's idea of adding resources to a project is to have more managers ask when the project is finished.
Engineering is expendable.
Trim the fat. There are lots of examples of successful Silicon Valley companies that don't have more than 4 levels from the bottom to the top. I count 9 levels at Applied.
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Applied Materials Interview Experiences
Mechanical Engineer III
Applied online. Got a call almost 2 months later. The first phone interview was very amicable and basically questions on past work experience were asked. I was then invited for an onsite interview within a week. It was scheduled to be held a coupl
Mechanical Engineer III
I had a whole day of 1:1 on-site interviews with many managers from different groups. Few days later, another manager called me and interviewed me via phone. Got a verbal offer from him about a week later. The written offer just arrived, and I am
Mechanical Engineer III
I received my first screening call from my current manager. He asked me if I was interested in this job position. I answered yes. In the next step, I had a conference call with people from our group. They asked about my current skills and my previou
Mechanical Engineer III
United StatesMarch 31, 2016Applied online. Got a call almost 2 months later. The first phone interview was very amicable and basically questions on past work experience were asked. I was then invited for an onsite interview within a week. It was scheduled to be held a coupl
Mechanical Engineer III
Santa Clara, California, United StatesApril 1, 2011I had a whole day of 1:1 on-site interviews with many managers from different groups. Few days later, another manager called me and interviewed me via phone. Got a verbal offer from him about a week later. The written offer just arrived, and I am
Mechanical Engineer III
Santa Clara, California, United StatesMarch 1, 2011I received my first screening call from my current manager. He asked me if I was interested in this job position. I answered yes. In the next step, I had a conference call with people from our group. They asked about my current skills and my previou
