I applied online. I interviewed at Physical Sciences (Andover, MA)
Interview
Zoom call with VPs followed by a day long in person interview meeting with people at different levels including human resources. Travel and accommodations were handled entirely by the company.
I applied online. The process took 3 weeks. I interviewed at Physical Sciences (Andover, MA) in Nov 2015
Interview
Initial interview was a phone call with two members of the team that eventually hired me, they asked very technical questions. Final interview was an entire day on-site with an hour-long research seminar.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
How would you apply your academic research to make a product?
Principal Scientist applicants have rated the interview process at Physical Sciences with 3 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 Principal Scientist roles take an average of 21 days to get hired, when considering 2 user submitted interviews for this role. To compare, the hiring process at Physical Sciences overall takes an average of 32 days.
Common stages of the interview process at Physical Sciences as a Principal Scientist according to 2 Glassdoor interviews include:
Presentation: 25%
Group panel interview: 25%
Background check: 25%
Phone interview: 25%
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