Sandia National Laboratories General Intern Interview Questions
& Process
Real candidates share what happened, how many rounds they had,
and how the experience turned out.
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Candidate interview experiences
First-hand accounts from people who interviewed at Sandia National Laboratories.
Sandia National Laboratories
Intern
Intern Easy Negative experience No offer 2 rounds
Interview process
Recruiter call Technical screen Take home
Interview formats
Technical Other
The interview process was quite unusual. Before the main interview, I completed a form where I specified my experience levels in different domains. Following this, the interview itself featured very broad questions from a slideshow, focusing heavily on topics I had indicated I was not knowledgeable about on the initial form. While the questions themselves were basic, I wasn't prepared for the subject matter presented.
Confirmed questions6 questions
- Tell me about your experience with databases.
- Can you discuss virtualization?
- What is your understanding of assembly language?
Sandia National Laboratories
Intern
Intern Average Positive experience No offer 1 round
Interview process
Recruiter call
Interview formats
Behavioral
Very basic questions that you would expect from one hundred miles away from a business internship. They asked about products, stakeholders, and individual experiences with projects or past work. They were very kind and made the interview process much less stressful.
Confirmed questions1 question
- What made Sandia stand out to you?
Sandia National Laboratories
Intern
Intern Average Positive experience Accept offer 1 round
Interview process
Panel Onsite
Interview formats
Behavioral Technical
I had a 1 hour long interview with a panel of managers from different teams. They asked the usual few 'tell me about yourself' type questions, then each manager asked me to elaborate on any of my experiences or skills that would be useful to their work. It was a large group of 6-7 people, but they were all friendly and genuinely interested in my past work and asked follow-up questions.
Confirmed questions3 questions
- Can you introduce yourself?
- Tell me about an experience or skill that would be valuable to our team.
- Can you tell me more about a specific experience you've had?
Sandia National Laboratories General Intern Interview Questions
Quoted word for word from Sandia National Laboratories interview reports.
“What is one thing you would change about the world if you could?”
Read reports →“What do you do when a teammate isn't contributing their fair share?”
Read reports →“What would you do first if a coworker said their computer was broken?”
Read reports →“What are your future career goals, and are you considering pursuing a PhD?”
Read reports →“Can you share an instance where you persuaded a teammate to agree with your perspective?”
Read report →“Can you share an instance where you faced challenges working with a difficult teammate on a school project?”
Read report →“Can you share an instance where you had to work with a difficult team member?”
Read report →“Describe a time you had a conflict with a teammate and how you resolved it to finish your project.”
Read report →“Can you share an instance of failure and the steps you took to address it?”
Read report →Formats, difficulty and experience
Across all 67 Sandia National Laboratories interview reports.