I interviewed at Pacific Northwest National Laboratory
Interview
The first interview was with the hiring manager. I thought it was odd, a TA person didn't interview first to vet all the candidates - ultimately a waste of time.
I applied online. The process took 6 months. I interviewed at Pacific Northwest National Laboratory in Nov 2021
Interview
Each individual I spoke to was nice and seemed helpful, but there was never follow-up. Huge red flag. They refused to reveal details about pay for the position on three separate occasions. The initial conversation with the hiring manager I was told I'd need to speak to "HR" and he'd put in a note for them to contact me. They never did. A reminder from me to his administrative assistant resulted in being told that information is "not revealed" until after the next round of interviews. After the hour long group zoom interview with 5-6 individuals, I simply never heard back. They ghosted me entirely with my app still pending in the system 5+ months later. No email, no phone, no text. Just nothing.
I felt my time was entirely wasted dealing with this organization. Poor reflection on what should be a premier institution in the United States.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Very much focused on past experience and duties relating to the role. Nothing particularly stood out as difficult. The interviewers themselves did a great job and seemed nice.
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Communications Manager applicants have rated the interview process at Pacific Northwest National Laboratory with 2 out of 5 (where 5 is the highest level of difficulty) and assessed their interview experience as 50% positive. To compare, the company-average is 71.4% positive. This is according to Glassdoor user ratings.
Candidates applying for Communications Manager roles take an average of 180 days to get hired, when considering 2 user submitted interviews for this role. To compare, the hiring process at Pacific Northwest National Laboratory overall takes an average of 39 days.
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Group panel interview: 25%
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