I had multiple interviews with Qualcomm, 13 interviews (including 12 onsite interviews) for the Program Manager position.
Takes from the interviewers and process :
1. All interviewers and the receptionist seemed to carry too much pride and look down on others.
2. Starting with effectiveness of the interview, most of the questions asked during the 13 interviews were a repetition. I spend about 80% of 15-16 hrs answering the same questions to different people. Talk about time efficiency !!! They could have easily arranged a panel interview to improve efficiency !
3. Learning from the authorized and from talking to QCOM people after, the Program Manager role in Qualcomm is not expected or authorized to manage or drive the program. The program manager works as an assistant to the engineering organization, assisting them and taking care of all the paperwork. He/She is expected to do all the secretarial work, setup meetings per engineering leads instruction, assist tasks, taking meeting minutes, etc. How demeaning and humiliating can that be for a person walking in with more than a decade industry experience !!!!!
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
All questions could be easily answered. Were case studies based on their day to day challenges.
Moderate and lengthy, average to difficult questions, Panel interview, Presentation preparation for an entire program life cycle, Technical design and detailing. 8 rounds with different experience people and diverse backgrounds and nationalities
Is recruiter ghosting become a norm nowadays!? Had a 45 min interview with recruiter and nothing for a month afterwards. Despite an attempt to reach and ask them for next steps. Recruiter and companies, please learn to respect other people’s time and effort. Very unprofessional!
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Mainly questions probing to my resume related experience.
Over zoom introductory interview. Very informal and comfortable. Puts you at ease so you can present yourself well. Thoughtful questions. Described the culture and expectations thoroughly. Detailed a day in the life of the role.