I applied online. The process took 1 week. I interviewed at Exponent (Los Angeles, CA) in Jan 2023
Interview
I applied to a rather vague job posting (that I met the qualifications for). I was contacted rather quickly for an interview. The interviewer did not respond after I provided my availability, so I followed up after awhile and they set a date/time. It was clear that this interviewer was unprepared. A few minutes into the interview, the interviewer paused and said I was completely unqualified for the position after looking at my CV (it seemed to be for the first time?) and asked why I even applied. They were quite arrogant and condescending. Overall an unprofessional and strange experience.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Tell me about yourself. Describe your dissertation.
Initial interviews were straightforward, had call with hiring manager then video interview with another managing scientist. They asked about my CV, research experience and explained about the company structure. Did not advance after second round.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Can you explain more about (so-and-so resume bullet)?
Screening calls with employees at different levels. Then an all day interview that includes a technical talk. Present on things you did recently/know well enough during your technical talk so you can answer questions asked without saying you can’t answer because that work was 10 years ago. So sufficient research on the connection between your skill set and the work happening at Exponent in your practice of interest.
2 screening calls with folks at different levels in the practice of interest. Then full day interview with more people, mostly from the specific team you’ll be working with and a technical presentation. Biggest thing is to clearly articulate during the presentation how your background and interests fits in with the work going on at Exponent.
