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Updated May 18, 2012 – Interview questions and reviews posted anonymously by interview candidates.
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Software Engineer at NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory
Posted May 18, 2012
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4.0
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Overall Positive Experience
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Received and Accepted Offer
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Interviewed Feb 2010 in Pasadena, CA (took 2 days)
Initial on campus group interview with 3 managers testing interests and basic background knowledge. Then scheduled a second follow up on lab interview with several groups which were interested given my background. These consisted of 1:1 45min interviews with the managers/engineers of each group testing technical questions as well as some Q/A for the groups.
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I got the interview through a College or University and the interview consisted of a 1:1 Interview, a Group/Panel Interview, a Skills Test and a Background Check.
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Mechanical Engineer at NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory
Posted Apr 26, 2012
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3.0
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Overall Positive Experience
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Interviewed and No Offer
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Interviewed Jan 2011 (took a day)
Met 1:1 with several potential colleagues and supervisors. The on-site interviews lasted an entire day. Interviews were largely technical questions about my past experiences and education, sprinkled with several "logic riddles." The closed-room with three light bulbs and three switches conundrum is a well-known example of this type. Most of the other logic questions were more challenging and more technical. The interviews are great fun if you enjoy these kinds of puzzles; if not, the experience would be torture.
All-in-all, the interviewers were very supportive and want you to succeed. There was no indication of competitiveness – if you got stuck on one of the questions, they coached you through it.
Words of advice? Just relax, be yourself, and enjoy.
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I Applied Online and the interview consisted of a 1:1 Interview.
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Intern at NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory
Posted Oct 10, 2011
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3.0
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Overall Neutral Experience
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Interviewed and No Offer
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Interviewed Apr 2009 (took 3 weeks)
Interview was conducted over the phone with a few interviewers. I suspected that one of the interviewers was not in this office or main place at which the interview was conducted because I could hear a lot of background noise and connection was cut at certain points. The technical process of the interview went smoothly otherwise.
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I Applied Online and the interview consisted of a Phone Interview.
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Software Engineer Intern at NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory
Posted Oct 10, 2011
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1.0
Very Easy Interview
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Overall Positive Experience
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Received and Accepted Offer
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Interviewed Apr 2010 in Pasadena, CA (took 5 days)
Mine was a special case. I had received a recommendation from a well-known scientists at JPL to his former group manager at JPL. I was called by said manager and had about a 30 minute interview going over my resume, experience, and the things I had hoped to gain at JPL. The interview was non-technical and was more of a personality screening to see if I was amicable and would fit in the group. I was in a hurry as I had to give responses to previous offers so the manager took a chance and hired me before having to give me a more full interview. He said that the recommendation he received was enough to make a choice.
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I was called by a recruiter and asked about what year of college I was in. At this point, this was my highest offer ($22.70/hr) and it was my first programming internship so I did not negotiate for more money.
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I got the interview through an Employee Referral and the interview consisted of a Phone Interview and a Background Check.
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Pricing Analyst at NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory
Posted Aug 19, 2011
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2.0
Easy Interview
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Overall Positive Experience
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Received and Accepted Offer
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Interviewed Jul 2009 in Pasadena, CA (took a day)
The interview was quick and friendly. The hiring manager asked me a couple questions and allowed me to speak freely about what I know and what I bring to the table as an employee. He made his decision pretty quick and let me know that he would be moving forward with an offer.
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There wasn't much to negotiate other than a starting date. Unfortunately, the salary that was offered didn't seem to be very negotiable.
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I applied In-Person and the interview consisted of a 1:1 Interview.
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Member of Technical Staff at NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory
Posted Apr 18, 2011
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3.0
Average Interview
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Overall Neutral Experience
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Received and Accepted Offer
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Interviewed Jun 2010 (took 7 months)
Well organized process, but very slow.
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I got the interview through a College or University.
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Programmer at NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory
Posted Nov 14, 2010
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3.0
Average Interview
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Overall Neutral Experience
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Interviewed and No Offer
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Interviewed Sep 2010 in Pasadena, CA (took a day)
JPL interviewed on campus in a panel format. I was supposed to have three interviewers, but my third never showed up. The interviewers were given an hour total to figure out if their sections might be interested in hiring me. They asked their general questions about my coursework and why JPL, along with asking specifics regarding why I'd fit their particular teams. At the end of the interview, I was told that they'd forward information along to the teams at JPL for review.
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Electronics Engineer I at NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory
Posted Oct 14, 2010
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4.0
Difficult Interview
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Overall Positive Experience
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Received and Accepted Offer
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Interviewed Jan 2010 in Pasadena, CA (took 2 days)
A lot of JPL people came to the Aero/Astro department at MIT to recruit people. Even though I wasn't an aero/astro, they told me that they are definitely looking for EE people. I was interviewed for 30mins on campus by the then Deputy Director of the section I currently work at. This was back in Oct 2009. Then I was invited for an on-site interview in January. The on-site interview lasted an entire day. I spoke with about 5 different section managers, for an hour with each, who were interested in me working for their groups. At the end of the day I was asked who I had liked best. A few days later they gave me a call saying that they have an offer for me and that the manager that I liked best was also very interested in me joining his group. That was it.
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No negotiation needed. I think the offer they made to me was already very good.
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I got the interview through a College or University and the interview consisted of a 1:1 Interview, a Group/Panel Interview and a Skills Test.
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Engineering at NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory
Posted Aug 11, 2010
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3.0
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Overall Neutral Experience
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Interviewed and No Offer
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Interviewed Dec 2009 in Pasadena, CA (took a day)
I got the on-site interview after a 1:1 with a recruiter on campus. I was required to give a talk about my thesis work, and had about 7 1:1 interviews which were overall interesting. I would recommend to be prepared for unexpected situations -- one of the interviewers asked me to solve a riddle and comment on the performance of someone else's talk. Also be prepared to deal with some arrogance, as many people there think of themselves as super-geniuses.
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The interview consisted of a 1:1 Interview and a Presentation.
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Engineering at NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory
Posted Jul 6, 2010
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2.0
Easy Interview
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Overall Neutral Experience
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Interviewed and No Offer
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Interviewed Jun 2008 in Pasadena, CA (took a day)
I was referred to this job position by one of my professors at my school. He provided the contact information of his supervisor who I sent my resume to. I went in for the interview and has a talk with two different individuals. The first person explained how the benefits work, and the second person asked some basic technical questions along with some questions about my experience and my interest.
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The interview consisted of a 1:1 Interview.
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