Applications Engineering Specialist applicants have rated the interview process at National Instruments with 3.5 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 72.7% positive. This is according to Glassdoor user ratings.
Candidates applying for Applications Engineering Specialist roles take an average of 15 days to get hired, when considering 2 user submitted interviews for this role. To compare, the hiring process at National Instruments overall takes an average of 19 days.
Common stages of the interview process at National Instruments as a Applications Engineering Specialist according to 2 Glassdoor interviews include:
Phone interview: 50%
Group panel interview: 25%
One on one interview: 25%
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I applied through an employee referral. The process took 4 weeks. I interviewed at National Instruments in Nov 2012
Interview
About a week after talking with a recruiter at a job fair, I had a combination of phone and web interview. I was asked some fundamental DSP and communications questions, which I answered with no problem.
I was invited to an onsite interview which was a weekend-long event. There were several interviews ranging in topics from desired salary, personality and goals, technical questions, and a technical presentation. There was a large group of us interviewing and we were all exhausted at the end of the day.
Everyone was very nice and they made you really want to work there. I would describe the work environment as very outgoing and almost like a college dorm. That can be good or bad, depending on your personality.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
How would you map binary data to QPSK data in a C++ program without using an array or case statement.
I applied through college or university. The process took 2 days. I interviewed at National Instruments
Interview
I met the company at a career fair after taking a certification course and passing. I spoke with them at the table and they later scheduled a phone interview. The caller was pleasant and not at all pressuring. It was a very enjoyable interview. There was 3 generic interview questions that everyone asks, then 2 technical questions.
Interview questions [2]
Question 1
How would you sort a 100 integer array. How would you determine if zero is passed. How would you determine which index is nearest to zero.