I applied through college or university. The process took 1 day. I interviewed at Johns Hopkins Applied Physics Laboratory (Laurel, MD) in Aug 2009
Interview
I applied for this job via University career services. APL contacted me first via e-mail to notify me that my application was received and was being reviewed. I then received a phone call about a month later to schedule an interview date.
APL coordinated and paid for transportation and lodging as well as compensated for food and gas for my visit. I flew out the night before the interview and drove to the campus for a full day interview the next day.
I had one on one interviews with several members of various business groups throughout the day. At the end of the day, I was asked by HR to rate the groups in terms of interest based on what I had learned.
I waited about 1.5 months before receiving a reply from APL that I would be hired. This time, I was contacted by the Group Supervisor of the group that hired me. It took about another month to get me hired.
APL offered relocation compensation (they paid it in full) provided that I worked there at least 6 months (or a year? I can't remember exactly).
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
The interviews themselves were mostly for gauging interest in the various projects each group worked on. Most interviewers seemed to simply ask questions about my resume and asked whether the work they were doing seemed like something I would like to do and why.
I interviewed at Johns Hopkins Applied Physics Laboratory
Interview
Very straightforward and simple behavioral questions, very few technical questions. No white board style coding asked. First, had recruiter phone screen, then recruiter interview to discuss job details and benefits, then the actual interview with the hiring team took between 1-2 hours
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
How would you address conflict within your team if an issue arose?
I applied through an employee referral. The process took 3 weeks. I interviewed at Johns Hopkins Applied Physics Laboratory (Laurel, MD) in Nov 2022
Interview
The process was very straightforward, first a phone screen where the staff told me about the group I was interviewing with and asked some minor questions, a couple days later was a zoom "interview" with a HR person which really was them telling me what to expect during the in person interview. A few days after that there was an in person interview which consisted of multiple 1hour long (ish) interviews with different staff from the group, some were more technical oriented while others were more behavioral. Everyone was very friendly and easy to talk too, they joked around a bit but only to ease some of the seriousness and interview jitters, which I appreciated. Overall the process was very fast because I had pending offers from other companies so turnaround was quick. I got an offer the next business day.
I applied online. The process took 2 months. I interviewed at Johns Hopkins Applied Physics Laboratory (Laurel, MD)
Interview
Phone interview scheduled 4 weeks after submitting application. On-site interview 3 weeks after phone screen. Met with recruiter first to chat about benefits and logistics and then with supervisors and early career staff for half-day. Interview questions were fairly typical. Received offer one week after on-site interview.