Oak Ridge National Laboratory interview questions
Updated 20 Apr 2026Difficulty
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How others got an interview
- 12%Employee referralEmployee referral
- 5%OtherOther
- 5%In personIn person
- 4%Campus recruitingCampus recruiting
- 1%RecruiterRecruiter
- 1%Recruitment agencyRecruitment agency
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Oak Ridge National Laboratory interviews FAQs
- Glassdoor users rated their interview experience at Oak Ridge National Laboratory as 100% positive with a difficulty rating score of 3.67 out of 5 (where 5 is the highest level of difficulty). Candidates interviewing for Research Scientist and Senior Mechanical Design Engineer rated their interviews as the hardest, whereas interviews for Research Scientist and Postdoctoral Researcher roles were rated as the easiest.
- The hiring process at Oak Ridge National Laboratory takes an average of 153 days when considering 3 user submitted interviews across all job titles. Candidates applying for Senior Mechanical Design Engineer had the quickest hiring process (on average 5 days), whereas Research Scientist roles had the slowest hiring process (on average 300 days).
- Common stages of the interview process at Oak Ridge National Laboratory according to 3 Glassdoor interviews include:
Background check: 18%
One on one interview: 18%
Presentation: 18%
Group panel interview: 18%
Drug test: 9%
Phone interview: 9%
Skills test: 9%
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