I applied online. I interviewed at Charles River Laboratories (Reno, NV) in Jun 2019
Interview
It was more of a conversation than an interview. They're not there to grill you, but rather assess your personality and how you might fit within the department you applied for. I applied for both Lab Assistant and Research Assistant, and got a 3 part interview meeting with various people in different departments so they could see where I would best fit. They told me they intended to assess me for the higher up of the two positions I applied for since I have my bachelors degree, so that was encouraging as it was apparent they wanted me to actually be able to use the skill I have. The questions were pretty normal, how do you deal with stress/what you liked about your previous job/what job didn't you like/how would your coworkers describe you. They also just want to know more about you like what brought you to the area, what do you like to do, etc. I received the benefits package overview during my interview and the people I met seemed excited to talk with me. Overall it was a very good and encouraging experience.
Interview questions [4]
Question 1
What would you say is you biggest accomplishment in the past year?
I applied online. The process took 2 weeks. I interviewed at Charles River Laboratories
Interview
Quick to hear back from recruiter. Scheduling process was a little difficult--lots of back and forth, phone tag. Everyone was very friendly. Phone interview, followed by another phone interview and then schedule in-person with different individuals from team.
I applied through a recruiter. The process took 2 months. I interviewed at Charles River Laboratories (Chicago, IL) in Mar 2022
Interview
I spoke to a HR person at a career fair and shared my resume. Did a screen later and got scheduled for an in person. Heard back after a little over a month.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Talk about previous projects, behavioral questions.
I applied online. I interviewed at Charles River Laboratories (Skokie, IL)
Interview
First interview was rescheduled on interviewers part for a week later. They were courteous enough to email right at scheduled time. At next scheduled interview, interviewer was a no show. Didn’t get an interview, didn’t get an email, no response to my email sent. Not sure what happened but a shame as I was looking forward to interviewing for this position
Research Assistant applicants have rated the interview process at Charles River Laboratories with 3.1 out of 5 (where 5 is the highest level of difficulty) and assessed their interview experience as 64% positive. To compare, the company-average is 67% positive. This is according to Glassdoor user ratings.
Candidates applying for Research Assistant roles take an average of 17 days to get hired, when considering 11 user submitted interviews for this role. To compare, the hiring process at Charles River Laboratories overall takes an average of 26 days.
Common stages of the interview process at Charles River Laboratories as a Research Assistant according to 11 Glassdoor interviews include:
Phone interview: 24%
Group panel interview: 21%
Skills test: 15%
Drug test: 15%
One on one interview: 12%
Background check: 6%
IQ intelligence test: 3%
Personality test: 3%
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