Glassdoor users rated their interview experience at Broadcom as 75% positive with a difficulty rating score of 3.5 out of 5 (where 5 is the highest level of difficulty). Candidates interviewing for Software Engineer and Sales Manager rated their interviews as the hardest, whereas interviews for Digital Sales Associate and Sales Manager roles were rated as the easiest.
The hiring process at Broadcom takes an average of 14 days when considering 4 user submitted interviews across all job titles. Candidates applying for Software Engineer had the quickest hiring process (on average 14 days), whereas Software Engineer roles had the slowest hiring process (on average 14 days).
People ask the most fundamental part of circuit design to the interviewee. They do not deal with the most cutting edge technology but they intend to know if you are willing to learn a new perspective on this field. Generally the interview takes more than 6 hours including lunch, but not too much tough.
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Question 1
There was no such difficult trick in every question. Just not to try to answer if you do not know the exact answer.
I applied through a recruiter. The process took 1 week. I interviewed at Broadcom in Oct 2013
Interview
Recruiter contacted me through linkedin. Scheduled 1st phone interview. Basic questions about System Verilog, OOP, coverage, most interesting bug that i had found, runt pkts, why seeking to work at broadcom. From my reply, interviewer got an idea that I was switching solely for money, i feel that was the reason i didnt hear back from them. I had answered most of the questions right.
I applied online. The process took 1 day. I interviewed at Broadcom (Singapur) in Jan 2014
Interview
My interview with Broadcom was not difficult and probably because the job was an internship, I was asked many harsh questions. However the interview was mainly about the manager introducing the role and the job scope, and confirming my time schedule, which was not what they expected.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
The hiring manager did not ask me any questions that you can find millions of tips for on the internet.