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They will ask you to describe to them what exactly the company does. I thought that this would be simply to answer but they are looking for something very comprehensive. Come with A LOT of questions for them. That is what they gage you interest and knowledge of the company off of.
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Research and Policy Intern

Interviewed at Bryant Christie

3.9★
May 4, 2013

They will ask you to describe to them what exactly the company does. I thought that this would be simply to answer but they are looking for something very comprehensive. Come with A LOT of questions for them. That is what they gage you interest and knowledge of the company off of.

Since this is a government contract to support the NCI and its labs, there were going to be government staff working side by side with contract staff. I was hired in to manage the laboratory and my future supervisor asked would I be OK managing the NCI employee needs, but not the employee. This was a very weird question, and I was not aware of the absolute separated relationship of the contractor and government. In my other position here with a different contractor, this type of thing never came up. It continues to be a difficult facet of work for the contractors
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Research Associate II

Interviewed at SAIC-Frederick

3.4★
Dec 31, 2013

Since this is a government contract to support the NCI and its labs, there were going to be government staff working side by side with contract staff. I was hired in to manage the laboratory and my future supervisor asked would I be OK managing the NCI employee needs, but not the employee. This was a very weird question, and I was not aware of the absolute separated relationship of the contractor and government. In my other position here with a different contractor, this type of thing never came up. It continues to be a difficult facet of work for the contractors

Where do you see yourself, career-wise, down the road? He wanted to know in what working environment I would thrive in the most (e.g., academic, research center or industry and, in terms of role type, an independent research or service-oriented role)
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Research Professional

Interviewed at University of Chicago

4.1★
Jul 14, 2013

Where do you see yourself, career-wise, down the road? He wanted to know in what working environment I would thrive in the most (e.g., academic, research center or industry and, in terms of role type, an independent research or service-oriented role)

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