I applied online. The process took 3 months. I interviewed at Sandia National Laboratories in Jan 2020
Interview
Half-day virtual interview process. Consisted of a one hour long technical lecture followed by an hour long presentation from the hiring team. The interview ended with a series of 20 minute one-on-ones with various researchers.
I applied in-person. The process took 4 weeks. I interviewed at Sandia National Laboratories (Albuquerque, NM) in Oct 2018
Interview
The in-person interview started with me giving a 1 hour presentation on my research, followed by a panel interview and then 1 on 1 technical interviews the remainder of the day. Overall it was very positive, but the position was postponed due to a change in funding allocation.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
What is your strategy when attempting to synthesize a new material?
I applied through college or university. The process took 2 weeks. I interviewed at Sandia National Laboratories (Albuquerque, NM) in Mar 2016
Interview
Met with a recruiter at a university job fair. Held several one-on-one meetings onsite with program directors and principal investigators. Presented a one hour job talk about PhD research activities. Extensive tour of impressive lab facilities.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Questions about research agenda and how to relate my work to their project goals.