Oak Ridge National Laboratory·Research Scientist

Oak Ridge National Laboratory Research Scientist interview experience

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Oak Ridge, TNPosted Sep 2013 · Candidate report, summarized by Dataford

I learned about the role through a LinkedIn post and it pulled me toward neutron sciences, which had been something I wanted to explore for a long time.

What really pushed me forward was the lab division head having a connection to someone I knew from IBM Research, so I emailed him directly with the contact info I found online. He responded quickly and we set up a telephonic “chat” that was pretty friendly and low-pressure. We talked about my background and some simple science tied to my PhD project, and he also explained how working at a National Laboratory would feel compared to working at a university.

After that, the real interview was on-site and it moved fast. I went through badging and security clearance, checked in with HR in the

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