Mechanical Engineer Interview Experience - Folsom, California
February 1, 2009
Positive ExperienceGot Offer
Process
Four 1-hour interviews, mostly technical.
Questions
In a boat on a lake with a rock, throw the rock in the water. Which way does the water level move?
Here is a memory card. What is it made out of, and how was it made?
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Interview Statistics
The following metrics were computed from 1 interview experience for the Intel Mechanical Engineer role in Folsom, California.
Success Rate
100%
Pass Rate
Intel's interview process for their Mechanical Engineer roles in Folsom, California is incredibly easy as the vast majority of engineers get an offer after going through it.
Experience Rating
Positive100%
Neutral0%
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Candidates reported having very good feelings for Intel's Mechanical Engineer interview process in Folsom, California.
Intel Work Experiences
5.0
Intel embraces the "Great Place to Work" mentality
Mechanical Engineer • Current Employee
Folsom, California, United States
January 28, 2020
Pros: Great work-life balance.
A place I enjoy coming to every day.
Supportive with any new idea.
Cons: It's a lot of hard work. But if it were easy...
1.0
Fire the CEO. BK
Mechanical Engineer • Current Employee
Folsom, California, United States
July 10, 2015
Pros: - Decent benefits
- Plenty of new projects
Cons: - Management sucks. They trick you in your focal by telling you are successful and give you a low number of stocks, and then fire you because they gave you a low amount of stocks. They find ways to let the older employees go.
- Always being threatened to get laid off.
- They come and tell you have to move to another city or lose your job.
- You will get laid off after you reach 50 and replaced by a few cheap heads in India or Malaysia.
- You will get laid off if you are close to retirement.
- You will get laid off if you take your sabbatical.
- You will get laid off if you go on medical leave.
5.0
Great Benefits, Strange Reorgs
Mechanical Engineer • Current Employee
Folsom, California, United States
April 28, 2015
Pros: Great benefits and bonuses, pay is good, and the work-life balance is great.
Cons: The fact that a business may reorganize, and in the process lose great employees, is really weird to me.
- 5.0Intel embraces the "Great Place to Work" mentalityMechanical Engineer • Current EmployeeFolsom, California, United StatesJanuary 28, 2020Pros: Great work-life balance. A place I enjoy coming to every day. Supportive with any new idea.Cons: It's a lot of hard work. But if it were easy...
- 1.0Fire the CEO. BKMechanical Engineer • Current EmployeeFolsom, California, United StatesJuly 10, 2015Pros: - Decent benefits - Plenty of new projectsCons: - Management sucks. They trick you in your focal by telling you are successful and give you a low number of stocks, and then fire you because they gave you a low amount of stocks. They find ways to let the older employees go. - Always being threatened to get laid off. - They come and tell you have to move to another city or lose your job. - You will get laid off after you reach 50 and replaced by a few cheap heads in India or Malaysia. - You will get laid off if you are close to retirement. - You will get laid off if you take your sabbatical. - You will get laid off if you go on medical leave.
- 5.0Great Benefits, Strange ReorgsMechanical Engineer • Current EmployeeFolsom, California, United StatesApril 28, 2015Pros: Great benefits and bonuses, pay is good, and the work-life balance is great.Cons: The fact that a business may reorganize, and in the process lose great employees, is really weird to me.
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