NIH Postdoctoral Fellow interview questions
Updated Jul 23, 2025Difficulty
Average
Experience
Very positive
How others got an interview
- 41%Applied onlineApplied online
- 12%OtherOther
- 6%Campus RecruitingCampus Recruiting
Interview search
30 interviews
NIH interviews FAQs
- Postdoctoral Fellow applicants have rated the interview process at NIH with 2.6 out of 5 (where 5 is the highest level of difficulty) and assessed their interview experience as 88% positive. To compare, the company-average is 79% positive. This is according to Glassdoor user ratings.
- Candidates applying for Postdoctoral Fellow roles take an average of 45 days to get hired, when considering 27 user submitted interviews for this role. To compare, the hiring process at NIH overall takes an average of 45 days.
- Common stages of the interview process at NIH as a Postdoctoral Fellow according to 27 Glassdoor interviews include:
One on one interview: 27%
Background check: 21%
Presentation: 19%
Group panel interview: 13%
Phone interview: 10%
Drug test: 6%
Skills test: 4%
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