I've been through the interview process at several of the majors now, and there are some critical differences from when I was a new hire: a clear emphasis on t

I've been through the interview process at several of the majors now, and there are some critical differences from when I was a new hire: a clear emphasis on the entire product life cycle, a probing for you doing requirements gathering for everything you're asked to do, and many behavioral questions where they ask you about times you have done X or Y, and then they'll drill into the situation, why you made the choices you did, how you structured your solution, and the resolution (did it work or not). When I was a new grad, there was much more emphasis on knowledge and coding type questions because I had not yet had those experiences. For what it's worth, I didn't make the cut as a new grad. I did as an experienced engineer.