Senior Professional Staff I applicants have rated the interview process at Johns Hopkins Applied Physics Laboratory with 2.7 out of 5 (where 5 is the highest level of difficulty) and assessed their interview experience as 95% positive. To compare, the company-average is 78.7% positive. This is according to Glassdoor user ratings.
Candidates applying for Senior Professional Staff I roles take an average of 34 days to get hired, when considering 19 user submitted interviews for this role. To compare, the hiring process at Johns Hopkins Applied Physics Laboratory overall takes an average of 36 days.
Common stages of the interview process at Johns Hopkins Applied Physics Laboratory as a Senior Professional Staff I according to 19 Glassdoor interviews include:
Group panel interview: 20%
Background check: 18%
Presentation: 14%
Drug test: 13%
One on one interview: 13%
Phone interview: 12%
Skills test: 5%
IQ intelligence test: 3%
Other: 1%
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I applied online. I interviewed at Johns Hopkins Applied Physics Laboratory in Nov 2020
Interview
I met with an HR representative the day before my interview (normally HR interview are conducted in the morning the day of the interview, but he was busy then) to go over culture, benefits, etc. at APL. The day of my interview I first gave ~1 hour long presentation on my current doctoral research and answered questions from the audience. I then met separately with three groups (including the rotational program). Each group ran their interview process slightly differently. For some groups I met with all team members at once, and for some I met with groups of 2 at a time. The interviews were largely informal and asked behavioral questions along with questions about past projects and internships.
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Question 1
Tell us about (X project that I worked on).
Why are you applying to APL?
I interviewed at Johns Hopkins Applied Physics Laboratory
Interview
Morning began with a quick summary of APL structure. Followed by a one-hour-long PhD research presentation. Three one-hour-long panel interview sessions. Panel interviews are a combination of technical and behavioral.
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Question 1
They asked me technical questions about my research presentation.
I applied through other source. I interviewed at Johns Hopkins Applied Physics Laboratory (Laurel, MD)
Interview
Very straightforward questions that were more behavioral than technical. I think it was very fair and they allowed me to take time to answer things thoughtfully and carefully. Prepare well and it will be very easy.
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Question 1
Explain "X" concept to me as if I were a high schooler?
I applied online. The process took 3 weeks. I interviewed at Johns Hopkins Applied Physics Laboratory (Laurel, MD) in Sep 2022
Interview
It was really smooth. First I had a zoom interview with recruiter who strictly went over benefits and policies. After that I gave them green light to proceed ahead with in person interview that was 4 hours long. I would meet with different individual for 30-40 minutes and depending on their expertise, they would ask technical question such as how would you solve this problem or behavioral questions, or in general they would look for whether i can contribute in a conversation about some topic that they are working on
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
If you had two different group lead ask you to do something for them ASAP, what would you do?