I applied through an employee referral. The process took 1 week. I interviewed at Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory (Livermore, CA)
Interview
I presented my research topic (during phd) for 1hr and, and had 1-on-1 meeting (30 min each) with about 12 people (including 2 from HR dept). I got questions mostly about my research.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
asked about one of the detector devices(how to calibrate, basic physics)
I applied online. The process took 3 months. I interviewed at Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory (Livermore, CA) in Oct 2017
Interview
Apply online through their website. Got a phone call interview after 2 weeks. After another 2 weeks, was invited for an onsite. During onsite interview, i gave a 1-hr seminar on my PhD research. afterward, it was 1-on-1 interview with scientist, director, other postdoc, etc. Everyone was very friendly. I got many questions on my seminar and discussion on how to build new device. About 1 month after the interview, i got the rejection email. It's sad, but it was ok. The LLNL campus is great and it was an overall positive interview experience.
Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory interviews FAQs
Postdoctoral Scholar applicants have rated the interview process at Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory with 3 out of 5 (where 5 is the highest level of difficulty) and assessed their interview experience as 100% positive. To compare, the company-average is 82.8% positive. This is according to Glassdoor user ratings.
Candidates applying for Postdoctoral Scholar roles take an average of 49 days to get hired, when considering 2 user submitted interviews for this role. To compare, the hiring process at Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory overall takes an average of 49 days.
Common stages of the interview process at Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory as a Postdoctoral Scholar according to 2 Glassdoor interviews include:
Presentation: 33%
Group panel interview: 33%
Background check: 33%
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