Intel

Contacted first by a recruiter, followed by a four-hour on-site interview. No phone screen.

It was over a decade ago, and mine was not a typical hiring process. I had specialized domain knowledge that is rare in India. The hiring manager knew me and sought me out through a headhunter. Hence, it was a simple conversation—not an interview!

The first interview was a phone interview for the Thermal Engineer position. The purpose of the interview was phone screening. They didn't ask me anything related to my resume, but some basic, fundamental heat transfer knowledge and some behavioral q