Controls Engineer applicants have rated the interview process at Cymer with 3.2 out of 5 (where 5 is the highest level of difficulty) and assessed their interview experience as 80% positive. To compare, the company-average is 67.5% positive. This is according to Glassdoor user ratings.
Candidates applying for Controls Engineer roles take an average of 41 days to get hired, when considering 5 user submitted interviews for this role. To compare, the hiring process at Cymer overall takes an average of 28 days.
Common stages of the interview process at Cymer as a Controls Engineer according to 5 Glassdoor interviews include:
Group panel interview: 23%
Phone interview: 23%
Presentation: 18%
One on one interview: 14%
Skills test: 9%
Background check: 5%
Drug test: 5%
Personality test: 5%
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I applied online. I interviewed at Cymer (San Diego, CA) in Oct 2012
Interview
Had been sending my resume for 3 years before they finally noticed. Was brought in for my first interview one month after my first conversation with the recruiter. The interview lasted about 6 hours, and I had to give a 1 hour presentation. They were all friendly and nice, but some of the interviewers seemed uninterested. I was warned that I would look bad if I didn't work at least 10 hours a day and also come in on weekends. I was also warned that the company lays people off with no regard. Two weeks later, the recruiter called back to ask me to interview for another job because mine had been filled. Did the whole thing again and was left hanging. It has now been 4 months since I first spoke to them and they didn't bother so much as returning an email asking for status. My friend also interviewed with them and was left hanging as well. Another person I know was left hanging about 4 years ago. If they didn't even have the decency to send me a rejection letter, I probably didn't want to work there anyway.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
After ignoring me for about 5 minutes while checking his email, the interviewer (a director) grabs my resume, looks at it with condescension, and asks: explain to me how it is that any of this experience in your industry is going to prepare you for a job at Cymer
I applied through college or university. The process took 4 weeks. I interviewed at Cymer (San Diego, CA) in Apr 2020
Interview
Had to do a presentation on any project of my choice.
It was in front of most of the team. It was followed 3 one-on-ones interviews.
And finally a visit of the lab. I am not that impressed by the turn-around time for the decision.
I was emailed to set up a phone interview. After passing the phone interview, I was scheduled to come on site where I was given a tour and 3 back to back interviews, some with one person, and some with two. The on-site process took about 4 hours. I was told I would be notified if I would receive an offer in the next few days. After emailing them a week later, I was informed I was not going to receive an offer.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Specific technical questions relating to projects. What do I know about the company? General control related technical questions.
I applied online. The process took 2 weeks. I interviewed at Cymer
Interview
45 minute presentation followed by individual interviews. The presentation was in front of a group of less than 10 people and the individual interviews were held by 2 people at a time. The duration was about 4.5 hours