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NIH Interview Questions & Reviews in Washington, DC Area
Getting the Interview 12 Interviews
Interview Experience 11 Ratings
Administrative Officer at NIH
Declined Offer – Interviewed in Bethesda, MD Apr 2013 – Reviewed Apr 24, 2013
Interview Details – Pray that a veteran doesn't apply, because you wont make the cert. The first process is they only interview people with the longest time in grade. Just cross your fingers and hope.
Reason for Declining – Salary
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Intern at NIH
Accepted Offer – Interviewed in Bethesda, MD Feb 2012 – Reviewed Mar 11, 2013
Interview Details – Phone call with senior researcher from my lab of interest. Discussed my background, previous projects, and what I was interested in working on. Learned about the lab and its current projects. Friendly and received the offer at the end of the phone call. Interview was not too long and straightforward.
Interview Question – Nothing difficult or unexpected. Questions were all on my background and previous projects. Answer Question
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Scientific Programmer at NIH
No Offer – Interviewed in Washington, DC Aug 2012 – Reviewed Oct 24, 2012
Interview Details – Hiring process consists of 3 steps. I appliedd to NIH through a headhunter, initially there was an interview with the HR of the headhunter. After the phone interview, I was given an assessment which consisted of some C programming, Mysql, and Python problems. It took me almost two weeks to finish it. The manager was nice, although he did not provide me enough hints, he gave me many chances to finish it. I did complete the assignment and then was scheduled a chat room interview. I was asked many hardware questions that I had no idea of and some simple programming problems like reverse the string, how many times a function is called. After this interview there was supposed to be an onsite interview, but I did not get any call after the chat room interview.
Interview Question – Many computer hardware problems. Answer Question
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Project Manager at NIH
Declined Offer – Interviewed in Bethesda, MD – Reviewed Sep 12, 2012
Interview Details – I got a foot in the door through a staffing agency. I surely was a great place to have visited. Directors were nice highly educated but yet very humble and seemed easy to work with
Interview Question – None. Interview was conversational and very engaging Answer Question
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Post-Baccalaureate Fellow at NIH
Accepted Offer – Interviewed in Rockville, MD – Reviewed Sep 2, 2012
Interview Details – Submitted application for IRTA fellowship online through the NIH website. Contacted people I was interested in working with at specific labs, then followed up with those who were interested in my application and came for one in-person interview.
Interview Question – I don't remember any particularly difficult questions. Answer Question
Negotiation Details – There was no negotiation involved.
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Electrical Engineer at NIH
No Offer – Interviewed in Bethesda, MD May 2012 – Reviewed Aug 1, 2012
Interview Details – The interviewer had dinner with me the evening before interview and some brief discussion about the area and family. Next day, no technical questions just went over the resume.
Interview Question – Are you feeling ready to help training others for Electrical Engineering work Answer Question
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Program Assistant at NIH
Accepted Offer – Interviewed in Bethesda, MD Jan 2012 – Reviewed May 28, 2012
Interview Details – Got called in December to interview for an announcement I applied to in October. I spoke with two people, the lady who would be my supervisor and another supervisor. They told me about the job, ask me a few questions and I asked a few questions. Got a call about a week or two later asking to set up another interview in January. That time I met with the supervisor and two Chiefs. They had a paper with behavioral interview questions on it and took turns asking questions. I got a call the next day with an offer.
Interview Questions
- In your last job what would happen if you made a mistake? View Answer
- Tell me about a time you were able to influence someone outside your organization to do something for you when your other co-workers were not. View Answer
Negotiation Details – I was told I could not negotiate since I had never been a fed before.
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Fellow at NIH
Accepted Offer – Interviewed in Bethesda, MD Apr 2009 – Reviewed Apr 16, 2011
Interview Details – I emailed the person that I was interested in working with and he emailed me back and set up a time in his schedule to meet with me. We discussed my background and research experience and then what projects I would be working with in his lab if and when I started. He also took me on a tour of his lab.
Interview Questions
- Why I was switching labs. Answer Question
- How long I wanted to stay for. Answer Question
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Software Engineer at NIH
Accepted Offer – Interviewed in Bethesda, MD Oct 2009 – Reviewed Jan 14, 2011
Interview Details – Phone Interview, set of problems, 1:1 interview. The phone interview had questions about basic knowledge and 1:1 had more analytical as well as design problem. the set of coding problems were in javascript,
Interview Questions
- Design an applet using javascript Answer Question
- difference between GET and POST Answer Question
Negotiation Details – Not bad
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Scientific Review Officer at NIH
Accepted Offer – Interviewed in Bethesda, MD Sep 2008 – Reviewed Jul 3, 2010
Interview Details – First day interview with the 4 senior staff members. Second day interview with 2 separate sessions of future colleagues and support staff, followed by debriefing with one of the senior staff members. Make sure what you say at the interview matches what you say in your application/resume. Be informed of the job description and have informed questions prepared to ask in return. Maintain a pleasant, approachable demeanor.
Interview Question – As part of your job, you have to manage a scientific review meeting. How would you respond to a rude overbearing meeting participant? Answer Question
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