I applied through university. I interviewed at Cognex
Interview
phone interview and onsite interview. the onsite interview was a series of nine or so one-on-one conversations with different employees in many departments of Cognex. lunch was provided in the cafeteria and I got a tour.
I applied through a staffing agency. The process took 1+ week. I interviewed at Cognex (Natick, MA) in Feb 2017
Interview
I was contacted by a staffing agency, as I was told I had the most qualifications compared to other applicants for the several online new college grad job postings for which they were recruiting. I met the recruiter in person, and then met had an interview in the company. I toured the facility and asked a few non technical questions, and then brought to a lab bench to test my ability to work on assembly and soldering under a microscope. I agreed to this interview as it represented an entry point to an engineering position in an area in which I really wanted to work--robotics/machine automation.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Asked me if I knew how to solder, and nothing technical about my engineering coursework or projects.
I applied online. The process took 2 weeks. I interviewed at Cognex (San Francisco, CA) in Nov 2014
Interview
1. Got an phone interview with the hiring manager.
2. After 2 weeks, they arranged an onsite interview with 5 different persons including VP, department manager, software manager and group members.
3. Then 1 more week later, the HR called to notice the update about the interview.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
What is you current daily job?
What's your negative reason to stop the current job?
What will you bring to this position?