Intel

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!

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

Individual interview without any other applicants. Fluent conversation about background, motivation, and "what you can say about it?". Exam questions were also included, obviously. Almost every aspect related to programming was figured out by the i