Keep your head down and pray
Keep your head down and pray
Pay and benefits are good.
Layoffs, layoffs, layoffs. After 8 years, I was the last person out of 150 original members of my group. The workers are squeezed and then discarded. No loyalty from the top.
Stop appointing more VPs while laying off workers.
Moving the technology center to China is a strategic mistake for America.
Get rid of Mike Splinter!
How does any big company get away with the same person being CEO and Chairman?
At AMAT, this lack of check and balance leads to problems. Splinter runs the board. He has walked or driven more than one founder out of the company because they disagreed with his autocratic rule.
Look at the stock! It is worth much less now than when I joined 10 years ago.
How can a CEO get away with his stock trading sideways for the last 5 years!
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Applied Materials Interview Experiences
Manufacturing Engineer I
I only had one virtual interview, with a few employees. It was very stress-free and lasted for about 45 minutes total. After the interview, I was contacted by a member of the HR team, who then extended the job offer to me.
Mechanical Engineer
HR, department manager, and coworker interviews are common. They ask normal questions and administer an English test. Sometimes, you may need to interview 2-3 times, spending a lot of time there. Finally, you will get the answer after one month.
Industrial Engineer
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Manufacturing Engineer I
United StatesJuly 11, 2022I only had one virtual interview, with a few employees. It was very stress-free and lasted for about 45 minutes total. After the interview, I was contacted by a member of the HR team, who then extended the job offer to me.
Mechanical Engineer
TaiwanDecember 22, 2018HR, department manager, and coworker interviews are common. They ask normal questions and administer an English test. Sometimes, you may need to interview 2-3 times, spending a lot of time there. Finally, you will get the answer after one month.
Industrial Engineer
Santa Clara, California, United StatesNovember 1, 2024I had a rather long but definitely negative interview process. First, I had an interview for another role. They scheduled a next step, which was in person, and then cancelled that interview the day of the interview (even after I had left home) due t
