Research Investigator applicants have rated the interview process at DuPont with 3.4 out of 5 (where 5 is the highest level of difficulty) and assessed their interview experience as 90% positive. To compare, the company-average is 70.4% positive. This is according to Glassdoor user ratings.
Candidates applying for Research Investigator roles take an average of 35 days to get hired, when considering 10 user submitted interviews for this role. To compare, the hiring process at DuPont overall takes an average of 32 days.
Common stages of the interview process at DuPont as a Research Investigator according to 10 Glassdoor interviews include:
Group panel interview: 19%
Phone interview: 19%
One on one interview: 19%
Background check: 15%
Drug test: 7%
Personality test: 7%
Skills test: 7%
Presentation: 7%
Here are the most commonly searched roles for interview reports -
I applied for the position online, and I was invited for phone interview after 2 weeks later. Then on the next week, I was invited for onsite interview. I arrived at the city the day before the interview, and the interview was done for the next, full day.
I applied through an employee referral. The process took 2 days. I interviewed at DuPont
Interview
Initially contacted for a phone interview. Subsequently invited for a two day site interview with day 1 at the headquarters in Wilmington, DE and day two at the location of the position
Interview questions [2]
Question 1
The day 1 interview started with a 45 minute technical presentation followed by 15 minutes of questions from an interview panel of ~7 people.
All questions asked were standard interview questions that were slightly geared towards a technical candidate. For example, tell me about the biggest technical challenge you encountered in your research, how did you solve it?
I applied through college or university. I interviewed at DuPont
Interview
I submit the resume ans research summary through the department for campus interview, about 1 hour long, with 15 min presentation for research and 45 min Q & A for both technical and behavior questions.