Argonne National Laboratory·Research Scientist

Argonne National Laboratory Research Scientist interview experience

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MediumLemont, ILPosted Oct 2013 · Candidate report, summarized by Dataford

My process started with a phone screen where I briefly walked through my background with a handful of people.

The timeline ended up taking about four months overall, delayed by a government shutdown, and I remember the pacing feeling slow even though everything was otherwise smooth.

On the onsite, the structure was very research-forward. I gave a roughly 50-minute talk about my PhD work in the morning, then spent the rest of the day in smaller one-on-one conversations. Some of the discussions were with the future boss and a colleague, but the format stayed pretty informal—more like interactive exchanges than a grilling session. Across those sessions, the questions were mostly research-specific, and

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