There was a phone interview with the hiring scientist. We discussed my background and future hopes and goals. I was invited for an in person interview. I met with nine different people. My goal was to impress all nine and get the job. I gave a presentation and then had 30 minute meetings with the rest of the group. There were behavioral questions and technical questions. In general, the job and group seemed like a great match where we would do amazing research together. The interview did run long but we had great conversations. I over prepared for this interview, did a mock interview with a friend, and ran through a list of expected questions. If there was silence, I asked more questions about the group and projects I'd work on.

I recently went through two rounds of interview — first a technical round with the hiring manager, then a soft skills chat with HR. The technical interview was intense but fair; the manager asked a lot of detailed questions and spoke pretty fast, but it was a solid conversation overall. The HR round felt more polished and formal, and I found it a bit hard to get my points across naturally. I made it past the technical round, but didn’t move forward after HR. Still, a good experience to learn from.