Phone Interview - On-site Interview
Phone Interview: PI asked questions about my research in grad school and introduced what projects the candidate will be working on.
On-site Interview: One whole day on-site interview where I met a couple of scientists and gave a presentation. Most of scientists that I met onsite were the people the candidate would mainly work with or collaborate with. There were technical questions about my past research and skills, and also about the projects the candidate would be working on.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Interviewers asked questions about my past research and skills.
I applied online. The process took 4 months. I interviewed at Brookhaven National Laboratory
Interview
I gave an online presentation based on my Ph.D. research. Followed by individual meetings with lab members. Overall a good experience talking with many people and knowing about their research too.
I applied online. The process took 3 weeks. I interviewed at Brookhaven National Laboratory (San Antonio, TX) in Apr 2020
Interview
First, you have an interview with members of the research group. You have to prepare a 15 min presentation, the HR interviews you regarding behavioral questions!. The process is excellent, very respectful people that value what you can bring to the table and your persona.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Most of the question are technical during the first part
HR ask about behavioral questions
Postdoctoral Research Associate applicants have rated the interview process at Brookhaven National Laboratory with 3.3 out of 5 (where 5 is the highest level of difficulty) and assessed their interview experience as 75% positive. To compare, the company-average is 72.2% positive. This is according to Glassdoor user ratings.
Candidates applying for Postdoctoral Research Associate roles take an average of 71 days to get hired, when considering 4 user submitted interviews for this role. To compare, the hiring process at Brookhaven National Laboratory overall takes an average of 43 days.
Common stages of the interview process at Brookhaven National Laboratory as a Postdoctoral Research Associate according to 4 Glassdoor interviews include:
Background check: 14%
Group panel interview: 14%
IQ intelligence test: 14%
Phone interview: 14%
Drug test: 14%
Presentation: 14%
One on one interview: 14%
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