You?re Hired?25 Top Interview Questions for Circuit Designers [Conference Reports]

Organized by Mike Flynn (University of Michigan) and moderated by John Khoury (Silicon Labs), the Tuesday evening "You\´re Hired" ISSCC conference panel session became the perfect setting for exploring the philosophical aspects of job searching and practical issues such as corporate interview styles and standard technical questions. The long-term down-turn in the global economy contributed to genuine interest in the panelists\´ jobhunting advice. The session brought to light a dozen typical interview questions that probe a candidate\´s technical level by digging down to the fundamentals of the electronic design profession. Oscillations in relatively simple circuits triggered particularly interesting discussions between the panelists and the audience.