National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute Interview Questions
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National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute
Admin Officer
Mid Average Negative experience No offer 3 rounds
Interview process
Recruiter call Technical screen Onsite
Interview formats
Behavioral Technical Presentation
The interview process started with an initial phone screening, followed by an assessment and then multiple interviews. I am bringing up racial diversity in hiring because as a BPOC, I have high qualifications for roles (90-95% match, 2-3 years more experience, higher degree). I was surprised by the interview outcome given the company's seven weeks of on-site training. It's disheartening that BPOCs need to exceed qualifications by 110% and have industry experience to be considered. Despite knowing about the NIH's potentially toxic environment, I was pleased to see diversity in upper management. However, I don't recommend the OIM department to BPOCs unless they are excellent interviewers who can perfectly recall budget line items for multiple programs and their correlations. Interviewers should note that budgets vary between companies.
Confirmed questions0 questions
No confirmed questions were included in this interview report.
National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute
Program Specialist
Mid Average Neutral experience Accept offer 2 rounds
Interview process
Recruiter call Onsite
Interview formats
Behavioral
The HR rep that I worked with was wonderful and the interview was typical. It was a "popcorn style" interview that felt conversational. Overall the experience was very comfortable. I would recommend applying/the interview process.
Confirmed questions1 question
- Can you share an instance when you had to deal with a difficult colleague?
National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute
Postdoctoral Fellow
Entry Average Positive experience Accept offer 1 round
Interview process
Onsite Presentation
Interview formats
Behavioral Presentation
The interview was pretty relaxed. I visited the lab for a full day. Initially, I met with the principal investigator to discuss my career aspirations and research interests. Later on, I connected with the lab members and gave a presentation on my PhD research during their regular lab meeting.
Confirmed questions2 questions
- Could you tell me about your long-term career goals, and also what your intended focus will be for this postdoc position?
- What are your long term career plans, and also what you were planning to work on during your postdoc?
National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute
Program Technician
Entry Average Positive experience Accept offer 3 rounds
Interview process
Recruiter call Onsite Background check
Interview formats
Behavioral Technical
The interview process can be lengthy. A series of three interview days with follow up information requested that needs to be provided via email.The interviews are with individual managers. The hiring process can be lengthy as well.
Confirmed questions1 question
- Can you describe a typical day in this role?
National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute Interview Questions
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“What are your long term career plans, and also what you were planning to work on during your postdoc?”
Read reports →“Could you tell me about your long-term career goals, and also what your intended focus will be for this postdoc position?”
Read reports →“Can you share an instance when you had to deal with a difficult colleague?”
Read reports →“Can you describe a typical day in this role?”
Read reports →“Can you share an example of a risk you took in your career or at work, and what the outcome was?”
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