I applied online. The process took 4 weeks. I interviewed at Cadence Design Systems in May 2016
Interview
Applied online for an intern position. After two days, got email from HR asking about phone interview schedule. Within three days, my first phone interview was scheduled. Thereafter, I was called for more two phone interviews. The very next day of my third interview, got call from HR that I'm selected for the position.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Questions based on analog and digital circuit design and academic projects.
I applied through an employee referral. The process took 1 day. I interviewed at Cadence Design Systems (Cary, NC) in Jun 2016
Interview
I spoke with a manager over the phone about my experience, what I was looking for, what his team did, and I would likely work on as an intern. Then I was asked to come and I spoke with the manager 1 on 1 in his office and was asked questions about my resume, my career goals, and told me more about what the application engineering team did. Then I was told I should hear back from HR soon.
I applied online. The process took 3 weeks. I interviewed at Cadence Design Systems
Interview
Two phone interviews in total. First interview was with the HR and the second was with the supervisor (i.e. engineer). The interview with the HR consisted of general discussion about the role and no specific questions were asked. The HR also informed me about the technical interview process. The second interview consisted of questions regarding my past work experiences and projects listed on my resume followed by a few technical questions.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Conceptual question about DRC. Other questions were about general programming.