I applied online. I interviewed at Applied Medical (Rancho Santa Margarita, CA) in Jun 2017
Interview
I applied online and then was contacted through email by a recruiter. Then talked with a different recruiter who called me an hour prior to our scheduled time (as I was waking up) for a phone screening. She quickly moved me to a phone interview with a hiring manager who mostly asked about previous experience and coursework. I was then moved along to an in-person panel interview with four engineers. They asked redundant experience and basic technical questions. I felt like I was talking way over their heads for the technical questions and one of the engineers was nodding off during my interview. Overall felt like there wasn't a good fit in terms of culture and the company's work. I was also not briefed about the job very well or about who I would be interviewed by.
I applied online. I interviewed at Applied Medical (Orange, CA) in May 2017
Interview
Applied online, got asked to send in an essay. Phone calls: First stage, recruiter, second stage is engineering focused hiring manager, third stage is video call with engineering team. Fourth stage is an all expenses paid fly out to Santa Ana airport for 3 days for facility tours and 1 hour interview with engineering team