St. Jude Children's Research Hospital interviews FAQs
Staff Scientist applicants have rated the interview process at St. Jude Children's Research Hospital with 3 out of 5 (where 5 is the highest level of difficulty) and assessed their interview experience as 100% positive. To compare, the company-average is 76.9% positive. This is according to Glassdoor user ratings.
Candidates applying for Staff Scientist roles take an average of 28 days to get hired, when considering 3 user submitted interviews for this role. To compare, the hiring process at St. Jude Children's Research Hospital overall takes an average of 37 days.
Common stages of the interview process at St. Jude Children's Research Hospital as a Staff Scientist according to 3 Glassdoor interviews include:
Presentation: 25%
One on one interview: 25%
Phone interview: 17%
Background check: 8%
Group panel interview: 8%
Drug test: 8%
Skills test: 8%
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I applied online. The process took 3 weeks. I interviewed at St. Jude Children's Research Hospital in Oct 2011
Interview
Applied online and was contacted by hiring manager. Had a phone interview, which consisted of behavioral + technical questions. On-site interview consisted of presentation and 1:1 interviews with lab members and other PIs.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Explain (in my work) why I did such and such as against this other method?
I applied online. The process took 2 months. I interviewed at St. Jude Children's Research Hospital (Memphis, TN) in Mar 2016
Interview
1. Phone interview - A week from date of application.
2. Onsite interview call - 3 weeks after phone interview.
3. Onsite Interview - Day long interviews with Faculty in the department followed by a presentation and dinner.
4. Job Offer - 3 weeks after onsite interview.
5. Drug test - A week after offer.
6. Relocation assistance - Sponsored trip to find housing.
7. Final relocation and start of job - little over two months from initial application date.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Mostly research related questions and about the general research trends in the field.
I applied online. The process took 3 days. I interviewed at St. Jude Children's Research Hospital (Memphis, TN) in Mar 2016
Interview
While staying in Memphis for 3 days, there were two sets of interviewing schedule at St. Jude Children's Research Hospital. The two-day schedules included a presentation, a serial meeting with two PIs, two Lab members, and core facility members, and a hospital tour. The interview was not stressful, but very informative, comfortable, and nice. After finishing the interview, I got an informal letter of my employment in a week.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
What have you done in your research career?
What do you want to study in this institution?