NIH·Research Scientist

NIH Research Scientist interview experience

Got offer

Medium

Positive

United StatesPosted Feb 2019 · Candidate report, summarized by Dataford

I had a one-hour phone call interview with a panel of six people.

Most of the questions focused on my prior research experience, and they also tested my awareness of where current methods stood.

On top of that, they gave me a sample problem and asked me to explain my approach to solving it. That mix of background questions and a live problem made it feel more challenging than a typical chat, and I carried the feeling that I was being evaluated on both technical understanding and reasoning under pressure. I didn’t receive an offer.

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