Operations Research Scientist Interview Questions

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Team lead described the group and what they do, or are planning to do when new team was created. Asked about my background and proficiency in Python and databases. They then explained a real problem they were having (with no known solution) and asked for my ideas on how to solve it. I gave suggestions, which apparently they had thought about before but didn't work. Then they asked for examples of possible data to use in other situations.
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Research Scientist

Interviewed at Louis Dreyfus Company

4
Sep 21, 2022

Team lead described the group and what they do, or are planning to do when new team was created. Asked about my background and proficiency in Python and databases. They then explained a real problem they were having (with no known solution) and asked for my ideas on how to solve it. I gave suggestions, which apparently they had thought about before but didn't work. Then they asked for examples of possible data to use in other situations.

The most common question was what my long-term career goals were (conversion to staff, industry, or academia). Invariably this led to discussions about how the lab would support both my personal goals and theirs.
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Postdoctoral Research Scientist

Interviewed at Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory

4.3
Oct 26, 2015

The most common question was what my long-term career goals were (conversion to staff, industry, or academia). Invariably this led to discussions about how the lab would support both my personal goals and theirs.

Lots of technical and behavioral interview questions. At the end, you will also give a presentation. The behavioral questions are conventional behavioral questions that you have read about. However, some of them are tailored towards the expectations from your role. I will say, just prepare on the technical recruitments from your role and also prepare on conventional behavioral questions and the ones related to your role.
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Research Scientist

Interviewed at Gilead Sciences

3.5
Jun 2, 2021

Lots of technical and behavioral interview questions. At the end, you will also give a presentation. The behavioral questions are conventional behavioral questions that you have read about. However, some of them are tailored towards the expectations from your role. I will say, just prepare on the technical recruitments from your role and also prepare on conventional behavioral questions and the ones related to your role.

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