it was relatively simple and went for an hour and a half. I presented 15-minute slides based on my work, followed by questions from 5 interview panel members. Overall, it was a good experience.
I applied online. The process took 1 day. I interviewed at Brookhaven National Laboratory (Upton, NY) in Feb 2015
Interview
I applied online and then got an request for phone interview after a month. Then after another 3 weeks, I was invited to a one-day on-site visit. I was asked to deliver a 1-hour presentation on my PhD thesis. Then there were several 30 minutes meetings with all the PIs on the proposal. One thing you should be aware of is that Brookhaven National Lab is located in very rural area. In the evening before your onsite interview, the only place to get some food is an automatic vending machine at the Guest Center. If you arrive on weekends, it might run out of stock. The research group will probably treat you to dinner for your on-site visit. However, if that's not in the plan, It might be a good idea to grab some to-go food from the airport.
I was the first candidate to be invited there and there were two other candidates whom they would like to see but hadn't worked out the schedule yet. So it took a bit long after my on-site visit before I got the offer. From the first phone interview, it took about 2 months.
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Q: What's your career goal? (Academia, industry, etc.)
I applied online. The process took 2 months. I interviewed at Brookhaven National Laboratory in Mar 2014
Interview
online phone interview over skype, 1 hours talking including 30 mins presentation and 30 mins conversation. presentation is about my PHD work. I changed my phd defense slides a little bit. then all group members (PIs) asked questions according to my PHD work. because of my strong publication, they decide to offer me a position after online talk. no more onsite interview.
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Brookhaven National Laboratory interviews FAQs
Research Associate applicants have rated the interview process at Brookhaven National Laboratory with 2.5 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 72.2% positive. This is according to Glassdoor user ratings.
Candidates applying for Research Associate roles take an average of 61 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 Research Associate according to 4 Glassdoor interviews include:
Group panel interview: 31%
Presentation: 23%
One on one interview: 23%
Phone interview: 15%
Background check: 8%
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