Research Officer applicants have rated the interview process at National Research Council Canada with 3.3 out of 5 (where 5 is the highest level of difficulty) and assessed their interview experience as 100% positive. To compare, the company-average is 71.7% positive. This is according to Glassdoor user ratings.
Candidates applying for Research Officer roles take an average of 165 days to get hired, when considering 3 user submitted interviews for this role. To compare, the hiring process at National Research Council Canada overall takes an average of 46 days.
Common stages of the interview process at National Research Council Canada as a Research Officer according to 3 Glassdoor interviews include:
Background check: 25%
Presentation: 13%
Skills test: 13%
Drug test: 13%
One on one interview: 13%
Personality test: 13%
Group panel interview: 13%
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I applied online. The process took 8 months. I interviewed at National Research Council Canada (Ottawa, ON) in Oct 2018
Interview
I applied online, submitting a detailed CV and a cover letter. Cover letter is very important, btw. After about 4 months, I got a interview call. Interview had two steps: a Talk, followed by about an hour of interview with the search committee.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
General behavioral questions such as most challenging work situation etc. Technical questions were asked during the talk.
I interviewed at National Research Council Canada (Montreal, QC)
Interview
The first interview was 2 hours and mostly technical. The second interview was completely technical regarding the project they were doing. They sent the questions beforehand for the second interview.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
How do you design the control for a quadcopter to deliver cargo?