I applied through an employee referral. I interviewed at TSMC (Hsinchu) in Sep 2011
Interview
The HR call me to confirm the one day on-site interview. I got English and personality quiz first. It took about 45 mins. After the test, I took the bus to another building. Then, I talked with two senior engineers in which one is the manager. They ask me to introduce first, and asked about my M.S. thesis research.They also wanted me talking about the advantage as well as weakness of myself. This conversation took about 1 hr. After this conversation, I talked with HR about 30 min.
I applied online. I interviewed at TSMC (Phenix City, AL) in Jun 2026
Interview
About 1 hour, Mostly focusing on behavior questions. Asked about previous job. What I did in the past, how did I solve problems at work, how to work with different departments.
Both interviews on Teams. First interview 30 minutes standard questions on conflict. Second interview mostly about experience from resume and why you want to work at the company. Straight forward interview.
I applied through an employee referral. The process took 2 weeks. I interviewed at TSMC (Phoenix, AZ) in Jan 2026
Interview
Self Introduction for 5 minutes at first. Then they asked behavioral questions for 25 minutes. Then asked technical questions for 10 minutes. They mainly care about whether you are familiar with semiconductor device knowledge and fabrication process.