Research Fellow applicants have rated the interview process at NIH with 2.9 out of 5 (where 5 is the highest level of difficulty) and assessed their interview experience as 80% positive. To compare, the company-average is 79.1% positive. This is according to Glassdoor user ratings.
Candidates applying for Research Fellow roles take an average of 46 days to get hired, when considering 10 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 Research Fellow according to 10 Glassdoor interviews include:
Presentation: 19%
Background check: 19%
Phone interview: 15%
One on one interview: 15%
Group panel interview: 15%
Skills test: 7%
IQ intelligence test: 4%
Drug test: 4%
Personality test: 4%
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I applied online. The process took 3 months. I interviewed at NIH (Bethesda, MD) in Apr 2012
Interview
it was great. I had first interview scheduled but could not go because of my car. Then another interview was scheduled a few months later. After I was interviewed, I was almost that I had the offer.
I needed to have a presentation and answered questions.
Just one round of interview with the PI and it is not very hard. You need to prove your ability to lead scientific projects alone and show creativity. You also need to show that you are a good person.
I applied online. The process took 3 weeks. I interviewed at NIH in Feb 2018
Interview
1-hour phone call interview with 6 member panel. Mostly the questions are regarding former research experience. Also the knowledge of the current state of the current methods. Given a sample problem and was asked to explain my approach to solve the problem.