Johns Hopkins Applied Physics Laboratory·Software Engineer

Johns Hopkins Applied Physics Laboratory Software Engineer interview experience

No offer

Medium

Positive

Posted Jan 2010 · Candidate report, summarized by Dataford

I interviewed for two different positions, and overall the interviews went very well.

My skills and experience felt like they stood out compared with other applicants, and the conversations reflected that I could contribute.

Even so, I didn’t get an offer. What I learned afterward was that the roles were filled in a way that emphasized diversity more strongly than I expected, and that some people selected didn’t necessarily have the most direct experience. The process also seemed to give extra weight to recent graduates and advanced degrees compared to proven results and even stellar references.

The difficulty level was average for me, because the interview conversations

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