I applied through a recruiter. I interviewed at Southwest Research Institute (San Antonio, TX) in May 2024
Interview
In-person interview inside SwRI campus. Had to go through security and HR to receive directions on where to go. Once at the interviewing location, was met with two sections managers who conducted the interview. As I had just graduated from college a month prior, the interview was casual, not technical, and more on my experience from classes and labs.
I applied online. I interviewed at Southwest Research Institute (San Antonio, TX) in May 2025
Interview
One panel interview that had 7 people from lab manager, research engineer, project manager to directors. They took turns asking you question that are relevant to yourself and your resume. No technical questions asked because this was an entry level interview.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Tell us about yourself.
Elaborate more on this detail on your resume.
Do you have a specialized interest that you know you want to focus on?
I applied through a recruiter. The process took 8 weeks. I interviewed at Southwest Research Institute (San Antonio, TX) in Mar 2025
Interview
Was anticipating an interview with the head of R&D, but was instead greeted with a committee of three other HR personnel. Initially, when they were asking a lot of questions, they were looking at their phones while taking notes. Overall, the interview process was okay until they asked about where I came from and why I decided on my own accord to conduct an on-site interview. The people interviewing me then told me in a rude manner that they would prefer a virtual interview over an on-site interview next time, which really disappointed me because the company seemed like a great place to work. In the end, they refused me because they were expecting more questions out of me. Double standards in play! Since they always lie and make bad excuses over everything I needed to do, I claim that the interview process was rigged and will never recommend taking a job from this company again!
Interview questions [2]
Question 1
Why did you come over here for an on-site interview?