Idaho National Laboratory Interview Questions
& Process
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and how the experience turned out.
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Idaho National Laboratory
Engineer
Entry Easy Negative experience No offer 2 rounds
Interview process
Recruiter call Phone screen
Interview formats
Behavioral Technical
The conversation flowed well. However, their understanding of the systems used seemed off; they mentioned a specific system configuration that didn't align with what we actually used (I think we used Excel, but they were referring to the Computer/Operating System). They joined the call about 5 minutes late. Despite repeatedly stating the position wasn't on-call, when asked specific questions, it turned out it is on-call.
Confirmed questions0 questions
No confirmed questions were included in this interview report.
Idaho National Laboratory
Postdoctoral Researcher
Mid Difficult Positive experience No offer 1 round
Interview process
Presentation Technical screen
Interview formats
Presentation Technical Behavioral
It was a 1-hour long Zoom interview with the whole team of 7 people. First, I did a 20-minute presentation on my research and past work. Then, we had about 30 minutes of fast-paced questions. Finally, we spent the last 10 minutes with me asking questions to the team.
Confirmed questions4 questions
- What are your motivations for joining this team?
- What changes or improvements would you propose for your research?
- Imagine you are given an elephant with no option to sell or transfer ownership, how would you handle it?
Idaho National Laboratory
Event Planner
Mid Average Positive experience No offer 1 round
Interview process
Recruiter call Onsite
Interview formats
Behavioral
The process was pretty straightforward. I had an interview that lasted about an hour, and I met with three people who are currently in the department I would have been working in. The only annoying thing was that they were really slow to get back to me at every step, and then they sent out the rejection emails the day before Thanksgiving. Kind of a bummer.
Confirmed questions1 question
- What's your preferred method for getting feedback?
Idaho National Laboratory
Principal Software Engineer Manager
Staff Average Negative experience No offer 2 rounds
Interview process
Recruiter call Background check
Interview formats
Behavioral Technical
Got this horrible experience with INL. I submitted my resume like 6 months ago. About a month later, they reached out with some questions about my experience. Then, after another month of silence, I got a phone call at 6am out of the blue. They wanted me to resubmit for the role, saying they updated the JD and wanted to make sure I reapplied because they were interested. I emailed twice after resubmitting asking for an update, but got no response, just that recruiting would update me soon. Never heard back, and then after 6 months, a generic rejection email. It's wild they ask people to resubmit and do all these extra questions if they weren't gonna move forward. Total waste of time.
Confirmed questions6 questions
- Could you provide more details about multiple projects you've worked on?
- What specific tools did you use in those projects?
- Tell me about your team and leadership style.
Idaho National Laboratory Interview Questions
Quoted word for word from Idaho National Laboratory interview reports.
“What is superparamagnetism and how can it be understood?”
Read reports →“Could you explain the fundamental working principle of a motor?”
Read reports →“Could you describe how to reverse the polarity of a 3-phase motor?”
Read reports →“Can you explain how to create a loop in a JavaScript array?”
Read reports →“How would you approach analyzing switchgear when subjected to seismic loads?”
Read report →“Imagine you are given an elephant with no option to sell or transfer ownership, how would you handle it?”
Read report →“Is relocating from this area something you are considering?”
Read report →“What is the significance of publications in your career?”
Read report →“What would you do if you made a mistake that nobody knew about, but it would ultimately affect the whole team?”
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