I applied online. The process took 2 weeks. I interviewed at INFICON (East Syracuse, NY) in May 2013
Interview
Was called and asked to come in for an interview. First spoke with HR representative about my background, a little about the position, and benefits.
I then interviewed separately with 3 individuals. The production manager, an engineering associate, and the repair supervisor. All of them asked technical questions or more questions about my background. I toured the production floor as well. Them went back with hr and talked more about benefits.
Many of the technical questions I couldn't answer because I was only a college graduate at the time, and had never done mechanical or electrical work on the instruments they manufactured. The repair supervisor and production manager asked me if I had taken classes completely unrelated to my major, as if they didn't read my resume beforehand. The engineering associate had the same background as I did, and I felt her questions were fairer than the other two.
Interview questions [3]
Question 1
If instrument X is having trouble injecting a sample, what is the first place you would check for a problem?
I applied through an employee referral. The process took 2 weeks. I interviewed at INFICON (Syracuse, NY) in Apr 2018
Interview
I had a phone screen that had went very well. They wanted to bring me in for an in person interview immediately. During my in person interview I sat down with the manager of the 100x clean room. Very nice guy and everything seemed to go great. Then he had the managers of the other clean rooms come in and ask me some questions. This is where I think things went down hill.
I was told at the end of the interview I will definitely be hearing back and HR will be in touch asap. I left with good hopes. I waited two weeks to call, and the lady in HR had said that they were looking for somebody with more experience.
Test Technician applicants have rated the interview process at INFICON with 3 out of 5 (where 5 is the highest level of difficulty) and assessed their interview experience as 50% positive. To compare, the company-average is 69.2% positive. This is according to Glassdoor user ratings.
Candidates applying for Test Technician roles take an average of 14 days to get hired, when considering 2 user submitted interviews for this role. To compare, the hiring process at INFICON overall takes an average of 23 days.
Common stages of the interview process at INFICON as a Test Technician according to 2 Glassdoor interviews include:
One on one interview: 40%
Phone interview: 20%
Group panel interview: 20%
Background check: 20%
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