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KLA interviews FAQs
Application-Engineer applicants have rated the interview process at KLA with 3.1 out of 5 (where 5 is the highest level of difficulty) and assessed their interview experience as 49% positive. To compare, the company-average is 56.2% positive. This is according to Glassdoor user ratings.
Candidates applying for Application-Engineer roles take an average of 21 days to get hired, when considering 58 user submitted interviews for this role. To compare, the hiring process at KLA overall takes an average of 22 days.
Common stages of the interview process at KLA as a Application-Engineer according to 58 Glassdoor interviews include:
One on one interview: 22%
Phone interview: 19%
Skills test: 13%
Presentation: 12%
Group panel interview: 10%
Background check: 9%
Personality test: 7%
IQ intelligence test: 5%
Drug test: 4%
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I applied online. The process took 2 weeks. I interviewed at KLA (New Delhi) in Aug 2021
Interview
Went well first round was aptitute and some basic interaction. 2nd round was technical round and mainly having image processing questions.1st round was having 2 aptitude question out of which 1 was very easy and one was very tough.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
tell me about yourself.
project related questions.
why do you want to join kla.
image processing questions related to making graphs from light dard too dark portion of figures .
One screening call, a quick tour to the lab, and a 1.5 hour technical interview. During the phone interview it was mostly to discuss a gap in my resume. The interview was on cute.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Basic electrical engineering questions and a behavioral question
Fair behavioral question and ask about relevant job experience. The overall process is smooth and the interviewer is easy going. Take some time to prepare for company related questions and you should be fine.
Interview with the Hiring manager was chill but he did not really ask anything about my background nor how I would fit the role.
Instead he asked me some brain teasers, which caught me off guard a little.