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For the presentation, basic questions about your research and slides; not many technical questions, more or less clarifications on your projects. The main interview took place after the presentation where they asked soft skill questions. 1) How do you handle working with a difficult coworker? 2) Have you ever been faced with a situation where you had to make a decision without all the immediate information? 3) What is your approach to solving a problem? 4) Describe a time where you had a disagreement with your advisor. 5) How do you prioritize projects and your work flow?
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Postdoctoral Researcher

Interviewed at Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory

4.3★
Jun 9, 2022

For the presentation, basic questions about your research and slides; not many technical questions, more or less clarifications on your projects. The main interview took place after the presentation where they asked soft skill questions. 1) How do you handle working with a difficult coworker? 2) Have you ever been faced with a situation where you had to make a decision without all the immediate information? 3) What is your approach to solving a problem? 4) Describe a time where you had a disagreement with your advisor. 5) How do you prioritize projects and your work flow?

They sent me papers I needed to read in preparation for the interview, and asked me many questions about them. This was to assess my competence and experience in the field. Then, they asked many technical questions related to the methodologies and tools that would be used in the work to be carried out. Some questions of general nature were also asked, such as "Why do you want to leave your current place and came work here?".
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Postdoctoral Research Associate

Interviewed at University of Cambridge

4.2★
Aug 15, 2017

They sent me papers I needed to read in preparation for the interview, and asked me many questions about them. This was to assess my competence and experience in the field. Then, they asked many technical questions related to the methodologies and tools that would be used in the work to be carried out. Some questions of general nature were also asked, such as "Why do you want to leave your current place and came work here?".

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