I was approached by one of the engineering leads at a career fair. She went through my resume and asked a couple of questions about it. She then scheduled a 30-minute on-campus interview with me for the next day.

During the interview, she was very matter-of-fact and unapproachable. She asked a couple more questions about my resume and then a few technical questions.

At the end of the interview, I tried to round up with a bit of small talk and asked her how her interviews had been going so far. She said that, honestly, she was disappointed with all the candidates so far and that she expected more from kids from top schools. To be honest, I found that very unprofessional and see it as a red flag.

After the interview, I didn’t hear back from them. I also didn’t inquire further since I realized after the interview that it wasn’t the right fit for me.

If you have two rods of the same material, same length, and same outer diameter, one solid and one hollow (a pipe), which one deflects more if you bend them with the same amount of force?

What if the weight of both rods is now the same?

Can you explain how photolithography works?

Do you know what ASML does?