Postdoctoral Researcher applicants have rated the interview process at Lawrence Berkeley Lab with 3.2 out of 5 (where 5 is the highest level of difficulty) and assessed their interview experience as 83% positive. To compare, the company-average is 72.2% positive. This is according to Glassdoor user ratings.
Candidates applying for Postdoctoral Researcher roles take an average of 53 days to get hired, when considering 6 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 Researcher according to 6 Glassdoor interviews include:
Group panel interview: 23%
Background check: 18%
One on one interview: 18%
Phone interview: 14%
Skills test: 14%
Presentation: 9%
Drug test: 5%
Here are the most commonly searched roles for interview reports -
I applied online. The process took 4 weeks. I interviewed at Lawrence Berkeley Lab
Interview
Met with PI and had a technical presentation with the team remotely. Afterwards, talked to the PI in detail about research at the group. Then obtained an offer. The process was overall fast.
I interviewed at Lawrence Berkeley Lab (Berkeley, CA)
Interview
Two rounds interview, the first round is with advisor, technical questions about previous research experience. The second round is presentation around the group members. Generally, it was not hard as long as your research experience matches the requirements.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Describe your previous research during PhD studying.
I applied online. The process took 2 months. I interviewed at Lawrence Berkeley Lab (Berkeley, CA) in Mar 2023
Interview
At first, I sent an email to ask for the potential postdoc job, had several online meetings with the PI. Then, proceeded with the several evaluations like online evaluation processes and career confirmation processes with previous institutes, and finally signing the offer letter to get the DS-2019 documents.