I applied online. The process took 3 months. I interviewed at Pacific Northwest National Laboratory (Richland, WA) in May 2014
Interview
A phone interview- gave a 15 min presentation followed by questions on my work and also on skill set. Questions were reasonable. Waited for about 3 months and then got notified that I got an in-person interview. Flew me out to the site and had a full day interview, met different scientists and gave a seminar on my work.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
To give a presentation in my research. At both interviews.
I interviewed at Pacific Northwest National Laboratory
Interview
It starts with a 30 mins call screening.
One you are picked, they will schedule a long day site interview including seminar presentation and two panel interview with the technical team followed by HR interview.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Why choose the company?
Where do you see your self in 5 years?
I applied online. The process took 2 weeks. I interviewed at Pacific Northwest National Laboratory (Richland, WA)
Interview
10 minute presentation followed by a discussion of where my strengths would fit within the research group. The classic interview questions of strengths, weaknesses, where do you see yourself in 5 years.
I applied online. I interviewed at Pacific Northwest National Laboratory in Apr 2022
Interview
Two rounds of interview. First round lasted for one hour. Second round consisted of an one-hour seminar and several one-on-on meetings. One-on-one meeting lasts for 30 minutes and met with scientists. At the end of the day, you will meet with their HR.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Very typical interview questions, such as your strength and weakness, where do you see yourself in five years. They care more about your research and your understanding of their project which you will work on if you get hired.
Pacific Northwest National Laboratory interviews FAQs
Postdoctoral Research Associate applicants have rated the interview process at Pacific Northwest National Laboratory with 2.9 out of 5 (where 5 is the highest level of difficulty) and assessed their interview experience as 89% positive. To compare, the company-average is 71.4% positive. This is according to Glassdoor user ratings.
Candidates applying for Postdoctoral Research Associate roles take an average of 45 days to get hired, when considering 20 user submitted interviews for this role. To compare, the hiring process at Pacific Northwest National Laboratory overall takes an average of 39 days.
Common stages of the interview process at Pacific Northwest National Laboratory as a Postdoctoral Research Associate according to 20 Glassdoor interviews include:
Presentation: 23%
Phone interview: 20%
Background check: 19%
One on one interview: 13%
Group panel interview: 11%
Personality test: 5%
Drug test: 3%
Skills test: 3%
IQ intelligence test: 3%
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