Postdoctoral Fellow applicants have rated the interview process at Lawrence Berkeley Lab with 2.8 out of 5 (where 5 is the highest level of difficulty) and assessed their interview experience as 72% positive. To compare, the company-average is 72.2% positive. This is according to Glassdoor user ratings.
Candidates applying for Postdoctoral Fellow roles take an average of 33 days to get hired, when considering 20 user submitted interviews for this role. To compare, the hiring process at Lawrence Berkeley Lab overall takes an average of 34 days.
Common stages of the interview process at Lawrence Berkeley Lab as a Postdoctoral Fellow according to 20 Glassdoor interviews include:
One on one interview: 19%
Presentation: 19%
Background check: 17%
Phone interview: 17%
Group panel interview: 15%
Drug test: 4%
Skills test: 4%
Personality test: 2%
IQ intelligence test: 2%
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30 minute initial zoom interview. Then an onsite interview with a job talk, panel interview, and a few 1-on-1. Had a tour of the entire lab, had lunch with a few staff scientists. Overall pretty chill, everyone very friendly.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Please tell us a time where you encountered a challenge in a collaborative environment and how did you deal with it.
I applied online. The process took 4 months. I interviewed at Lawrence Berkeley Lab
Interview
First, a half-hour phone screen. A month later, an on-site interview for a whole day, with several one-on-one interviews and a presentation to a group of around 20. At the end, a lab tour. After waiting with no update for more than two months, I finally got a rejection email.
I applied through an employee referral. The process took 2 weeks. I interviewed at Lawrence Berkeley Lab (Berkeley, CA) in Sep 2024
Interview
The interview was scheduled two weeks ahead. There were four people in the interview panel. The interview started with a presentation from myself and then the panel asked questions for 20-25 mins. At the end, I got some time to ask if I have any questions.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Why are you interested? What's your strength and weakness in communication? How did you learn python and other softwares?