Candidatei-me por indicação de um funcionário. Fiz uma entrevista na empresa Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory.
Entrevista
I first had a phone interview with three people I would have to work with. Then I went to the lab for a full day of interviews. It started with a one-hour seminar where I had to present my phd work, followed be around ten half-hour interviews. The interviewers were very nice and professional.
Perguntas de entrevista [1]
Pergunta 1
How did you manage to work with people of very different scientific backgrounds?
Fiz uma entrevista na empresa Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory (Livermore, CA).
Entrevista
I applied online. I had a chat via webex with one staff scientist. It was a phonescreening and showig my work related to the position. Rejected through. The whole process took 4 weeks.
Candidatei-me por indicação de um funcionário. O processo levou 6 semanas. Fui entrevistado pela Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory (Livermore, CA) em mar. de 2023
Entrevista
It was a whole day interview including a 1-hr seminar session, multiple panel meetings, lunch, and lab tour. It is kinda like a mini-version for TTAP interview. The lab covered my flight, transport and lodging, very thoughtful!
Perguntas de entrevista [1]
Pergunta 1
What is your ultimate goal for scientific research? What is your passion? What do you expect to gain from this position?
Candidatei-me online. Fui entrevistado pela Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory (Livermore, CA) em mai. de 2022
Entrevista
1) Section manager reached out to conduct a 30-min screening Zoom call with one other staff scientist to go over my resume. Said the interview went well and we'd be in touch.
2) Waited ~4 weeks to get a confirmation for an on-site interview. Scheduled the on-site interview 3 weeks in advanced.
3) Before the on-site interview, a "pre-interview" was conducted via another Zoom call with an additional 4 staff scientists, debriefing me about the projects that are going on in the lab, and which ones would interest me. ~1 hr call, nothing difficult, just a conversation.
4) On-site interview was a 45 min presentation + 15 min questions (basically my PhD defense slides). After the presentation was the actual interview where all the scientists (15+ people in the room at the same time) asked you basic interview questions. Afterwards I toured the facility of where I would be working. The entire process started at 7:30 am and ended at 4:00 pm. At the end, the section manager said I had the position and to expect an offer some time in the coming week.
5) Waited another week for an (unofficial) offer.
Total process took ~4 months from submitting the application to getting an offer. Overall, nice experience. Majority of the people were professional, but some of the older staff can come off as aggressive when asking questions.
Perguntas de entrevista [1]
Pergunta 1
For the presentation, basic questions about your research and slides; not many technical questions, more or less clarifications on your projects. The main interview took place after the presentation where they asked soft skill questions.
1) How do you handle working with a difficult coworker?
2) Have you ever been faced with a situation where you had to make a decision without all the immediate information?
3) What is your approach to solving a problem?
4) Describe a time where you had a disagreement with your advisor.
5) How do you prioritize projects and your work flow?