NASA Ames Research Center Interview Questions & Reviews
Updated May 29, 2012 – Interview questions and reviews posted anonymously by interview candidates.
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Intern at NASA Ames Research Center
Posted May 29, 2012
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Interviewed Dec 2009 (took a day)
Interviewed by two current interns. Asked me a bunch of behavioral questions. I was very inexperienced with job interviews at the time but the interns pretty much helped me along and were very nice about my answers, even if they were less than ideal. I was interviewed by these interns because their supervisor was too busy to interview me personally although he did give me a nice personal tour of the facilities before the interview began.
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The interview consisted of a Group/Panel Interview.
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Senior Software Engineer at NASA Ames Research Center
Posted Dec 30, 2010
3.0
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Overall Neutral Experience
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Interviewed Dec 2008 in Mountain View, CA (took a day)
A phone interview with some basic question about experience and future plans. On the next day onsite interview with 4 peoples asking some technical questions.
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The interview consisted of a 1:1 Interview.
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Environmental Scientist Internship at NASA Ames Research Center
Posted Dec 3, 2010
3.0
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Overall Positive Experience
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Interviewed Apr 2009 in Mountain View, CA (took a day)
Phone questions - behavioral questions such as what do you like to do, how do you achieve a work and life balance, why NASA Ames? What makes you stand out from other environmental scientists? What do you see yourself doing in the next 10 years?
What is the purpose of being environmental? What would you do if there was a lot of pollution and nobody would clean it up?
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No negotiation because it was a internship. Paid, and reimbursed by housing and gas during the 6 month internship.
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I got the interview through a College or University and the interview consisted of a Phone Interview.
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Senior Software Engineer at NASA Ames Research Center
Posted Jul 12, 2010
3.0
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Interviewed Apr 2008 (took a day)
standard 1 phone interview followed by face-to-face interview. mostly asked about ASP.net questions and C#.
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Negotiation Details
NASA's pay scale is pretty rigid, so no too much regotiation.
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I got the interview through a Recruiter and the interview consisted of a Phone Interview, a 1:1 Interview, a Skills Test, a Personality Test and a Background Check.
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Research Scientist at NASA Ames Research Center
Posted Jan 24, 2010
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Very Easy Interview
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Overall Positive Experience
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Interviewed Jan 2010 (took a day)
Contacted a person with same interest and same background, and asked about research opportunities. Exchanged emails and met for an informal discussion. Discussed current projects and was told at the end that he/she wanted to hire me.
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I applied In-Person and the interview consisted of a 1:1 Interview.
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Leadership Development Consultant at NASA Ames Research Center
Posted Dec 23, 2009
3.0
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Interviewed Apr 2009 in Mountain View, CA (took 4+ weeks)
I applied online, then contacted the hiring manager via LinkedIn. My first interview was with the HR recruiter over the phone, followed by a two on one interview with the hiring manager and HR manager. The final interview was with the client group in a group interview.
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I Applied Online and the interview consisted of a Phone Interview, a 1:1 Interview, a Group/Panel Interview, a Drug Test and a Background Check.
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