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  • www.lanl.gov
  • Los Alamos, NM
  • 10000+ Employees
  • 1943
  • Government
  • National Agencies
  • $500 million to $1 billion (USD)

CompetitorsLawrence Livermore National Laboratory, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, Sandia National Laboratories
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Los Alamos National Laboratory is one of the world’s most innovative multidisciplinary research institutions. We’re engaged in strategic science on behalf of national security. Our workforce specializes in a wide range of progressive science, technology, and engineering across ...
Mission: At Los Alamos National Laboratory, our mission is to solve national security challenges through scientific excellence. In the interest of advancing our nation’s security, our greatest strength is in our ability to maintain broad science, technology and engineering (ST&E) ...

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Los Alamos National Laboratory Reviews

Los Alamos National Laboratory748
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Los Alamos National Laboratory Director Thom Mason
Thom Mason
191 Ratings
5.0
Current Employee

"A once great Lab, falling fast."

May 18, 2023 - R&D Scientist

Pros

Excellent and knowledgeable coworkers. Nice location. Good and diverse work and facilities.

Cons

Seriously inept middle and upper management. Ridiculous adherence to badly-written procedures. Increasingly woke hiring practices. Dishonest management. Broken travel, procurement, and performance

Advice to Management

Get some real-world experience and stop pretending. As a class, the senior management is by far the weakest link at Los Alamos. Stop managing up and start leading your people.
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Los Alamos National Laboratory Interviews

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Neutral12%
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Applied online68%
Employee Referral10%
Campus Recruiting8%
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    Interview was fairly easy. I had to give a presentation and then we proceeded with the questions. All questions were behavioral based in terms of how you handle different situations. There were no technical questions at all.
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Company Updates

July 6, 2022
Community
For the third year in a row, Los Alamos County has won the No. 1 spot in U.S. News & World Report's Healthiest Communities rankings! Singled out for its healthy environment, incredible access to outdoor opportunities, low prevalence of diabetes and obesity, and more, Los Alamos also won the top spot in 2020 and 2019.
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January 12, 2022
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Paid parental leave, flexible work schedules, wellness programs & much more — policies like these supporting work-life balance are why Family Friendly New Mexico awarded LANL a Family Friendly Business Award for the third consecutive year!
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Los Alamos National Laboratory Awards & Accolades

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  • Top 20 Government EmployersWomen Engineer Magazine2021

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