Three phone interviews were conducted, beginning with the hiring manager and proceeding all the way up to the Division GM.

This was followed by a full day, face-to-face interview, which felt like a thesis dissertation. The schedule included over 11 interviews, with 8 of the individuals possessing PhDs.

However, everyone was exceedingly cordial and seemed genuinely interested in the interviewing process, the person being interviewed, and were more than willing to share their thoughts about the job in question, as well as the company's culture.

The interview was generally a "give and take" of information sharing, including both intel information and my background.

There were no surprise or complex questions. The interviewers were more concerned with my specific background and how it could be applied to their current needs.

Of course, there was at least the "What's your biggest weakness?" question, but that was the only one that could possibly be considered different. It was certainly not difficult or unexpected.