Is it hard to get hired at Johns Hopkins Applied Physics Laboratory?

Glassdoor users rated their interview experience at Johns Hopkins Applied Physics Laboratory as 78.7% positive with a difficulty rating score of 2.73 out of 5 (where 5 is the highest level of difficulty). Candidates interviewing for Special Event Coordinator and Scientist rated their interviews as the hardest, whereas interviews for Mechanical Engineer and Lead Software Developer roles were rated as the easiest.

How long does it take to get hired at Johns Hopkins Applied Physics Laboratory?

The hiring process at Johns Hopkins Applied Physics Laboratory takes an average of 36 days when considering 300 user submitted interviews across all job titles. To compare, the average duration of hiring at similar companies like BlackRock, Inc. is 14 days, Fabricated Software, Inc. is 2 days, and Apple Inc. is 21 days. Candidates applying for Senior Systems Administrator had the quickest hiring process (on average 1 day), whereas Technology Licensing roles had the slowest hiring process (on average 180 days).

Where can I find Johns Hopkins Applied Physics Laboratory interview experiences by job title?

Software Engineer (77) ; Intern (65) ; Associate Professional Staff I (64) ; Senior Professional Staff I (58) ; Senior Professional Staff II (40) ; Associate Professional Staff II (39) ; Engineer (31) ; Systems Engineer (28) ; Software Engineer(Internship) (22) ; Project Manager (21) ; Data Scientist (19) ; Intern - Hourly (17) ; Program Manager (15) ; Senior Professional Staff (15) ; Aspire Intern (12)

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based on 305 ratings - Updated Jun 22, 2026

Average interview difficulty

Very positive interview experience

How others got an interview

65%
Applied online
Applied online
15%
Employee Referral
Employee Referral
11%
Campus Recruiting
Campus Recruiting
4%
Other
Other
3%
Recruiter
Recruiter
2%
In Person
In Person

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305 interviews

Research Scientist Interview

Dec 20, 2012

Anonymous Interview Candidate

Declined offer

Positive experience

Average interview

Application

I applied online. The process took 2 days. I interviewed at Johns Hopkins Applied Physics Laboratory (Baltimore, MD) in Sep 2012

Interview

JHU APL paid for my flight and rental car and two nights at the Doubletree. This was for a two-day interview. I presented my thesis research at 11am on the first day. Overall I met with 7 different research groups over the 2 days. Some of the research groups seemed like a good fit, others did not. I enjoyed the interview experience. No specific technical challenge questions or coding challenges, just a nice grown up discussion of my research, and their needs and how they would fit together.

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Question 1

Nothing was really out of left field. Standard stuff asking me to describe my research and to describe situations where I had challenges and how I dealt with them.

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Intern Interview

Nov 12, 2012

Anonymous employee

Accepted offer

Positive experience

Easy interview

Application

I applied through college or university. The process took 3 months. I interviewed at Johns Hopkins Applied Physics Laboratory (Columbia, MD) in Feb 2012

Interview

I applied to APL through the Johns Hopkins advance scholars program. About two months after I applied I was contacted by a department supervisor. He "interviewed" me. It was more of him describing the project that he was working on that I might be able to help out with. He told me that he wanted to hire an intern if he was able to get enough funding. The next week I got an offer.

Interview questions [1]

Question 1

I was surprised that my interviewer / eventual boss did not want to know more abou tme.

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Associate Staff I Interview

Nov 4, 2012

Anonymous employee

Accepted offer

Application

I interviewed at Johns Hopkins Applied Physics Laboratory

Interview

The interview process was a long day, but very streamlined. I wasn't asked very in depth technical questions that would require math, but I was asked many technical questions on a higher level about what I've done. I feel they were able to really see what it is I do and what I'm capable of. It was overall a quite enjoyable process.

Interview questions [1]

Question 1

I suppose the most difficult was during the only technical part of the interview when they asked me the difference between a Laplace transform and a Fourier transform.

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