Sandia National Laboratories·Research Scientist

Sandia National Laboratories Research Scientist interview experience

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Livermore, CAPosted Jan 2018 · Candidate report, summarized by Dataford

Right after an early screening step, I learned I was being pulled toward more formal expectations—specifically, the process moved quickly into requesting references.

Then I went on to a full-day onsite interview that centered heavily on a presentation of my research.

I felt like the presentation didn’t land as well as it needed to. I got the sense that the interviewer wasn’t satisfied, and when I reflected on it afterward, I realized I should have taken the timing and clarity more seriously. I presented slides that echoed my defense, but they ran long and the message didn’t feel as crisp as it should have.

The day also included the usual onsite conversations and technical follow-ups, but the thing that stuck with me most was how much the presentation

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