Argonne National Laboratory·Research Scientist

Argonne National Laboratory Research Scientist interview experience

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Lemont, ILPosted Aug 2025 · Candidate report, summarized by Dataford

After a recruiter call, I was contacted about a week later to arrange an interview with the hiring manager.

The first piece was a short, focused discussion with the hiring manager for about forty minutes where I talked through my prior research and what I was hoping to do next.

That transitioned into an on-site day with the team. I gave a forty-minute talk and then handled Q&A for about twenty minutes. The rest of the day had multiple short conversations, with meet-and-greet style sessions where I spoke with each team member for around twenty minutes. I ended the day by wrapping up with the hiring manager.

Overall it felt organized and conversational, and the atmosphere stayed constructive. I

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