PPacific Northwest National Laboratory·Research Scientist

Pacific Northwest National Laboratory Research Scientist interview experience

No offer

Easy

Negative

Richland, WAPosted Dec 2020 · Candidate report, summarized by Dataford

My experience started normally enough, but it deteriorated in very different ways than I expected.

One process moved fast up front and made me feel like I was a top candidate, yet it dragged for weeks afterward. Even after multiple follow-ups, I kept hearing that a decision hadn’t been finalized, and the silence persisted until I eventually learned they couldn’t secure the funding to extend an offer—despite earlier promises. That post-interview limbo was the most frustrating part.

Another interview felt rough right from the start: instead of focusing on my prior work, the conversation leaned heavily into criticisms about my character. I left with the strong feeling that I’d been treated

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