Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory·Research Scientist

Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory Research Scientist interview experience

Got offer

Medium

Negative

Livermore, CAPosted Aug 2023 · Candidate report, summarized by Dataford

My process started off like a typical long hiring cycle, but the experience itself dragged out for months.

On the day of the interview, I ran into a few interviewers who came across extremely hostile and combative, and that tension was hard to shake as the conversations went on.

At the end of the interview, I brought what happened up to the hiring manager. Instead of a real reaction, it felt like indifference, and that pushed me to step away—I told them I wasn’t interested anymore and that I would be moving on.

Looking back, what stood out wasn’t just that I didn’t get the role, but that the process included moments that felt unprofessional and demoralizing. I left with the clearest signal

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