My interview process for a validation engineer started with a 30-minute phone interview with the hiring manager. We discussed my background and current role. He also briefly went into what the posted job entailed and the type of expertise he was looking for.

There were no specific technical questions, but he did ask me to talk about my level of expertise for various technical aspects.

Next was the in-person interview. I had six 30-minute one-on-one interviews with different members of the team, as well as a break for lunch to speak with the hiring manager again.

Each person focused on a different area of questioning, ranging from logic questions, behavioral, and technical.

• The logic questions were pretty standard for the industry. They're just looking to see how you think, so you want to think out loud during these.

I was asked to write everything I know about the wireless protocols (802.11) on the whiteboard.

Then, I was questioned on various pieces of it.