Postdoctoral Research Fellow applicants have rated the interview process at NIH with 2.7 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 79.1% positive. This is according to Glassdoor user ratings.
Candidates applying for Postdoctoral Research Fellow roles take an average of 66 days to get hired, when considering 7 user submitted interviews for this role. To compare, the hiring process at NIH overall takes an average of 45 days.
Common stages of the interview process at NIH as a Postdoctoral Research Fellow according to 7 Glassdoor interviews include:
One on one interview: 30%
Presentation: 20%
Phone interview: 15%
Background check: 15%
Group panel interview: 10%
Skills test: 5%
Drug test: 5%
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give a brief talk about your research on site and get a chance to talk to the PI and lab members and have a tour in the lab for facilities and instruments
I applied through an employee referral. I interviewed at NIH (Frederick, MD) in Jun 2015
Interview
The interview was in-person with my mentor. It was very thorough, intimate and specific to the skills that were required for the research proposal and the interests of my mentor's lab..
I applied online. The process took 1 day. I interviewed at NIH (Bethesda, MD) in Oct 2012
Interview
PI asked me what i was currently doing. He also asked me my research interest and clinical research experience. He described the project in detail and asked me what techniques i could use to solve the problem. He also asked if i would like to accept the position and stated the stipend that was currently being offered to other postdocs.