I applied online. The process took 1 day. I interviewed at Cadence Design Systems (San Jose, CA) in Feb 2016
Interview
I interviewed with three different people, which were all all executive admins, including one with my manager. Each interview was 30 minutes, a total of an hour and a half, which I thought was more convenient than having three separate interviews on separate days. I also appreciated that my interviewers worked with my schedule to find a convenient time for the interview. I liked that they had a good pre-knowledge of my resume, and asked me both questions about my personality and my experience/knowledge to make sure I would be a good fit.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
-What are your reasons for applying to Cadence vs. other companies?
-What do you do in a situation where you need someone else's resources to finish a project but have a hard time pinning them down?
-How would you prioritize when multiple people come ask you to do different things, and you only have time to do so much?