I applied through university. I interviewed at Sandia National Laboratories
Interview
I talked with two recruiters at a career fair. They found my GPA was good and I had some project experience with Sandia, so they arranged a screening interview. Then they asked me to apply on their website. This is just the first step and it is still ongoing. I will keep posting the following process here.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
The first screening interview is all about behavioral questions. How did the communication work out with your partner? Tell me some initiatives you took in your projects. How did you adjust to a new environment? Tell me about a disagreement between you and your partner and how did you handle this. Tell me what difficulties you met in your project and how you solved them. What do you want to do in your future work?
I applied through university. I interviewed at Sandia National Laboratories (Albuquerque, NM) in Aug 2023
Interview
I had a great conversation with them in Career fair. He was really kind and helpful. Due to the security clearance that I cannot provide them he suggested for postdoc position.
It didn’t work at the end. However, I had an awesome experience.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
He asked about my research and wanted me to explain briefly about it.
He was interested about the FAA certification that I got after my graduation.
There were two interviews overall. The first was a 30 minute phone conversation with the two advisors looking to hire a postdoc. . About a week later, I got a call back for a second interview. This was was three hours. First 10 minutes was HR interview, followed by an hour of presentation about my research, then an hour interview with a panel, and concluding with 30 minutes with both the PI's and hiring manager.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Can you describe your approach to publication writing? How would you describe your research process? Tell us about your Ph.D. project.
I applied online. The process took 4 weeks. I interviewed at Sandia National Laboratories (Albuquerque, NM) in Feb 2021
Interview
It was an all day by Zoom interview, beginning with a one hour seminar on a technical topic of choice. After this presentation, which was first thing to begin the day. I met with several staff/scientists/PIs for 30 minute intervals until about 1630
