I applied online. The process took 2 months. I interviewed at Fuel Cycle (Brentwood, CA) in Nov 2018
Interview
Long process with 4 interviews including an in-person 2 hour interview and homework assignment that they forgot to send to me until I sent a follow up email. I interviewed for those 2 hours with people I never even landed up working with and the questions were the same over and over again.
I applied through a recruiter. The process took 1 week. I interviewed at Fuel Cycle in Jun 2025
Interview
Hiring manager seems not prepared with questions. They were still thinking of questions to ask. However, questions are easy, but I think they look at your personality (if they will like you).
Research Manager applicants have rated the interview process at Fuel Cycle 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 37.1% positive. This is according to Glassdoor user ratings.
Candidates applying for Research Manager roles take an average of 34 days to get hired, when considering 2 user submitted interviews for this role. To compare, the hiring process at Fuel Cycle overall takes an average of 20 days.
Common stages of the interview process at Fuel Cycle as a Research Manager according to 2 Glassdoor interviews include:
One on one interview: 29%
Phone interview: 29%
Drug test: 14%
Presentation: 14%
Background check: 14%
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