Applied online.
HR called me.
Zoom interview with the Director.
Had 2 rounds of over zoom interviews.
Followed by another final round with the head of the department.
Eventually received an offer but by that time already took another position. This was 4 years ago.
I applied online. The process took 2 months. I interviewed at PLOS
Interview
I went through 3 rounds of interviews.
First round: 30 min screening call.
Second Round: interviewed by a panel of peers. Given a task to complete during the interview.
Third Round: interviewed by a different panel of peers. Asked competency and behavioural type questions
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
R1: Why am I interested in this position? Tell us about yourself?
R2: job-specific assignment and discussion about how I went about answering the assignment.
R3: A rotation of questions about diversity, inclusivity and equality; conflict in the workplace; how I handle pressure and workload; how I interact with peers and managers etc
I applied online. The process took 8 weeks. I interviewed at PLOS in Nov 2021
Interview
The interview process was in 3 stages and it took 8 weeks:
1. Initial 30 minutes video screening
2. Technical Interview (1 hour) + 30 minutes exam
3. Competency-based Interview (45 minutes)
Offer came 2 weeks after the third stage.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
2. The exam part of the technical interview involved reading two research papers in 30 minutes to extract from both papers the subject area, hypothesis, study design, methods used, outcomes and conclusions. Questions bothering on understanding of these articles were asked afterwards.
3. Standard competency based questions to check experience on decision making, problem solving, communication, conflict management, and diversity, equity and inclusion.