Research Scientist applicants have rated the interview process at Pioneer with 3 out of 5 (where 5 is the highest level of difficulty) and assessed their interview experience as 67% positive. To compare, the company-average is 60.9% positive. This is according to Glassdoor user ratings.
Candidates applying for Research Scientist roles take an average of 120 days to get hired, when considering 3 user submitted interviews for this role. To compare, the hiring process at Pioneer overall takes an average of 31 days.
Common stages of the interview process at Pioneer as a Research Scientist according to 3 Glassdoor interviews include:
Background check: 20%
Group panel interview: 20%
Phone interview: 20%
Drug test: 20%
Presentation: 20%
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Introduced to an opportunity in a meeting - chatting - chatting - phone interviews - face to face interviews - waiting - waiting - waiting - decision - accept offer
I applied online. I interviewed at Pioneer (Johnston, IA)
Interview
The interview process was fairly straightforward for a big company. After the formal application process, I was first contacted for a phone interview, that was followed up by an invitation for an onsite interview with all travel expenses paid by the company. I got to meet many future colleagues and got a general look of the campus. The process was very courteous and I never felt like I was being interogated.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Besides the typical questions about skill levels and interest, most of the questions were behavioral based.