Do any of you work for Lockheed Martin in Silicon Valley?

[AznMaverick]

...i'm very nervous. What kinds of questions do they ask? Do they ask crazy technical questions? I know they'll ask the usual "where do you see yourself in ten years? What are your great qualities? What was one thing that went wrong with your project and how wouldyou fix it now in retrospect...etc...Please share your experiences.

Thanks

EDIT 01/31/06: Any last minute tips for this interview? I will be leaving tomorrow night to San Jose...I want to also thank every one of you for your support!

Edit 02/04/06: Now that all the interviews are done, and the event is done i am glad that i went. The interviews were not technical at all. They just asked what i did for my project and what roles i played. They also asked other behavioral questions. For most of the interview all of the interviewers (i had 5) tried to sell their project like an advertisment. Lockheed seems to treat their employees very well. This trip has been wonderful, thanks for all of your help!

Edit 02/04/06: Got another call from LM, they are going to go over 2 jobs offers today!

 

[CanOWorms]

I heard that they get every other Friday off because they work a little bit extra during all the other days.

 

[jtusa]

Originally posted by: CanOWorms
I heard that they get every other Friday off because they work a little bit extra during all the other days.

I get every Friday off because I work a little extra everyday.

 

[WildHorse]

 

[tontod]

Originally posted by: CanOWorms
I heard that they get every other Friday off because they work a little bit extra during all the other days.

I work for Raytheon and I get that too, known as 9/80.

 

[compnovice]

Are you interviewing for a technical position? Scientists don't usually like to ask behavioral questions....

 

[arcenite]

Originally posted by: tontod

Originally posted by: CanOWorms
I heard that they get every other Friday off because they work a little bit extra during all the other days.

I work for Raytheon and I get that too, known as 9/80.

Before my grandfather retired and passed away (RIP) he told me as long as he got his 40 hours in, lmco didn't care how he did it. 40 hours in 2 days or in 5.

 

[Ricemarine]

Mmm, my dad worked at Palmdale... He apparently had a lot of free time with 87k/year.

 

[AznMaverick]

Originally posted by: scott
Is it with what used to be Loral?

If so, I've had dealings & meetings with them in Santa Clara.

What's the general type of job you're up for?

An Electrical Engineering job. They weren't specific about anything, other than telling me that i'd be interviewing with the space systems department.

Before my grandfather retired and passed away (RIP) he told me as long as he got his 40 hours in, lmco didn't care how he did it. 40 hours in 2 days or in 5.

:Q whoa that is crazy...

Are you interviewing for a technical position? Scientists don't usually like to ask behavioral questions....

you're right, i'm dead scared about the technical questions...i can already see them eating me up. i think this is going to cause me more worry than joy...:frown:

 

[Oscar1613]

Originally posted by: arcenite

Originally posted by: tontod

Originally posted by: CanOWorms
I heard that they get every other Friday off because they work a little bit extra during all the other days.

I work for Raytheon and I get that too, known as 9/80.

Before my grandfather retired and passed away (RIP) he told me as long as he got his 40 hours in, lmco didn't care how he did it. 40 hours in 2 days or in 5.

thats how my last job was, even for me, the lowly student worker. most people at the office worked 4 9-hour days and 4 hours on friday

 

[sciencewhiz]

I interviewed with Lockheed, Northrup, and 2 different divisions of Raytheon. The Lockheed interview was with an HR person and was very behavioral. The others were almost completely technical. However, they asked about my previous work experience, projects, and classes. They never tried to trick me or answer problems, like microsoft and other companies are known to do.

 

[NutBucket]

Originally posted by: Oscar1613

Originally posted by: arcenite

Originally posted by: tontod

Originally posted by: CanOWorms
I heard that they get every other Friday off because they work a little bit extra during all the other days.

I work for Raytheon and I get that too, known as 9/80.

Before my grandfather retired and passed away (RIP) he told me as long as he got his 40 hours in, lmco didn't care how he did it. 40 hours in 2 days or in 5.

thats how my last job was, even for me, the lowly student worker. most people at the office worked 4 9-hour days and 4 hours on friday

Technically if you're salaried you get paid the same amount regardless of how long you're actually working so long as you get your work done. Most companies aren't as liberal.

And yes, the 9-80 work week is well-liked by many people.

 

[AznMaverick]

Originally posted by: sciencewhiz
I interviewed with Lockheed, Northrup, and 2 different divisions of Raytheon. The Lockheed interview was with an HR person and was very behavioral. The others were almost completely technical. However, they asked about my previous work experience, projects, and classes. They never tried to trick me or answer problems, like microsoft and other companies are known to do.

I already had the behavioral interview. It wasn't so bad...i have a feeling that the second one will be completely technical and unforgiving...

 

[Audiotherapy]

i work right across the street(n. mathilda, sunnyvale) in one of those juniper building GL with ur next interview

 

[Yomicron]

I had 5 interviews before getting hired at Lockheed. My first was an on-campus interview which was purely behavioral. The other 4 were done back-to-back when they brought me out to the site. Those 4 were done by the managers who had open reqs and to my suprise weren't very technical. The questions were mostly conceptual to make sure I understood the subjects that were applicable to their projects. But beware, a friend of mine was also brought out to site and he was grilled with technical questions. So it really depends on who interviews you.

 

[talyn00]

Originally posted by: Yomicron
I had 5 interviews before getting hired at Lockheed. My first was an on-campus interview which was purely behavioral. The other 4 were done back-to-back when they brought me out to the site. Those 4 were done by the managers who had open reqs and to my suprise weren't very technical. The questions were mostly conceptual to make sure I understood the subjects that were applicable to their projects. But beware, a friend of mine was also brought out to site and he was grilled with technical questions. So it really depends on who interviews you.

i had a similiar experience when i interviewed with lockheed, it wasnt very technical. Interviewed with 4 managers, had tours of different parts of the facility. This was at Lockheed Martin Systems Integration in Owego, NY

 

[AznMaverick]

Originally posted by: Yomicron
I had 5 interviews before getting hired at Lockheed. My first was an on-campus interview which was purely behavioral. The other 4 were done back-to-back when they brought me out to the site. Those 4 were done by the managers who had open reqs and to my suprise weren't very technical. The questions were mostly conceptual to make sure I understood the subjects that were applicable to their projects. But beware, a friend of mine was also brought out to site and he was grilled with technical questions. So it really depends on who interviews you.

:Q...i'm even more scared now. Thanks for the feedback, this is the kind i really need. What kind of questions were you asked...and what kind where your friend asked? more leaning toward semiconductor physics, or software engineering, or rf theory?

 

[Oscar1613]

Originally posted by: NutBucket

Originally posted by: Oscar1613

Originally posted by: arcenite

Originally posted by: tontod

Originally posted by: CanOWorms
I heard that they get every other Friday off because they work a little bit extra during all the other days.

I work for Raytheon and I get that too, known as 9/80.

Before my grandfather retired and passed away (RIP) he told me as long as he got his 40 hours in, lmco didn't care how he did it. 40 hours in 2 days or in 5.

thats how my last job was, even for me, the lowly student worker. most people at the office worked 4 9-hour days and 4 hours on friday

Technically if you're salaried you get paid the same amount regardless of how long you're actually working so long as you get your work done. Most companies aren't as liberal.

And yes, the 9-80 work week is well-liked by many people.

most people working there (myself included) were hourly contract employees

 

[Yomicron]

Originally posted by: AznMaverick

Originally posted by: Yomicron
I had 5 interviews before getting hired at Lockheed. My first was an on-campus interview which was purely behavioral. The other 4 were done back-to-back when they brought me out to the site. Those 4 were done by the managers who had open reqs and to my suprise weren't very technical. The questions were mostly conceptual to make sure I understood the subjects that were applicable to their projects. But beware, a friend of mine was also brought out to site and he was grilled with technical questions. So it really depends on who interviews you.

:Q...i'm even more scared now. Thanks for the feedback, this is the kind i really need. What kind of questions were you asked...and what kind where your friend asked? more leaning toward semiconductor physics, or software engineering, or rf theory?

My degree is in Computer Engineering and I gather I was being interviewed for Research Engineer (mathematics & RF) and Software Engineer positions. None of the questions they asked me were hard enough or surprised me enough as to make me remember them. The questions were almost always "Do you have any experience with..." rather than "Can you describe/explain how/why ...". I remember that the manager who hired me wanted to know if was familiar with inter-process communication and parallel processing, really general stuff. He was more interested in if I would fit in with how his group operates ("Here's your task, get it done. Ask if you have questions"), and if I could work with his management style.

I think my friend was being interviewd for an RF Engineer position. but I don't know what types of questions he was asked.

 

[AznMaverick]

Yomicron, i appreciate the explaination. Thanks all of you for your responses...keep the responses coming though

 

[EKKC]

i know someone who work for LMT. took a good amount of time to get clearance after being hired.

 

[talyn00]

Originally posted by: EKKC
i know someone who work for LMT. took a good amount of time to get clearance after being hired.

that's true for almost any type of job that requires security clearance.

 

[EKKC]

Originally posted by: talyn00

Originally posted by: EKKC
i know someone who work for LMT. took a good amount of time to get clearance after being hired.

that's true for almost any type of job that requires security clearance.

yeah no joke. my other friend who now works in the FBI (not an agent, a desk job) took over a year also. he used me as a reference bacl in 2004, and the FBI interviewer friggin came to my house to ask me questions about him "do you think he would aid terrorists" "do you think he would do anything illegal" while i have stacks and stacks of bootlegs and downloaded DVDR and CDR software under that TV cabinet!!!

 

[KillerCharlie]

Yeah I worked for the other aerospace company (the bigger one, heh). They follow a standard interview format where they asks the exact same questions to everyone, from janitors to engineers. They were the standard behavioral/situational questions. The only "technical" questions were things like "tell us about the experience you have in this area."

However, I know that LM does not have an enforced standard interview procedure. I've heard some pretty aweful stories about LM recruiters making college grads cry in on-campus interviews with brutal technical questions. Most likely you won't have one of those people.

 

[AznMaverick]

Originally posted by: KillerCharlie
Yeah I worked for the other aerospace company (the bigger one, heh). They follow a standard interview format where they asks the exact same questions to everyone, from janitors to engineers. They were the standard behavioral/situational questions. The only "technical" questions were things like "tell us about the experience you have in this area."

However, I know that LM does not have an enforced standard interview procedure. I've heard some pretty aweful stories about LM recruiters making college grads cry in on-campus interviews with brutal technical questions. Most likely you won't have one of those people.

These interviews are all 1 on 1 right? or 5 on 1, just as long as i don't get embarrassed with one of my friends...haha. you guys are making me scared and easing my anxiousness at the same time.