Summer Undergraduate Research Fellow applicants have rated the interview process at NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory with 2 out of 5 (where 5 is the highest level of difficulty) and assessed their interview experience as 100% positive. To compare, the company-average is 76% positive. This is according to Glassdoor user ratings.
Candidates applying for Summer Undergraduate Research Fellow roles take an average of 22 days to get hired, when considering 3 user submitted interviews for this role. To compare, the hiring process at NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory overall takes an average of 38 days.
Common stages of the interview process at NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory as a Summer Undergraduate Research Fellow according to 3 Glassdoor interviews include:
Phone interview: 67%
Group panel interview: 33%
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I applied through college or university. The process took 1 day. I interviewed at NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory (Pasadena, CA) in Apr 2012
Interview
Lots of technical questions about my field of study, no weird questions that would throw you off. They mainly wanted to know I was willing to work study and gel with the research team. Don't stress over being very formal JPL is a very relaxed environment almost like a college campus.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Tell us about your past research experience and what triumphs you've had.
I applied through college or university. The process took 2 months. I interviewed at NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory
Interview
Applied through my school's summer research opportunities; found a posting on a website and submitted an email to the person in charge of the project I was interested in. Received a call and asked me mostly about my previous experiences related to sensing/programming and 2 months later called back and told me I got the job.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
They asked me lots of questions relating to the kind of work I did with sensors - I just answered them honestly and in more detail than what was on my resume.
I applied through college or university. The process took 4 days. I interviewed at NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory (Los Angeles, CA) in May 2013
Interview
Single phone interview that lasted about 20 minutes and included exactly one question. It was a conference call with two people on the other side and they introduced themselves and advertised the project a little bit then asked me a simple screening question.