Physicist Interview Questions

31 How do you balance cooperation with others and independent thinking? Share an example. (Try to determine if the candidate has a cooperative attitude or is otherwise good-natured.)
32 In your experience, what is the key to developing a good team? (Look for how they build mutual trust, respect, and cooperation.)
33 Provide an experience that demonstrates your ability to manage time effectively. What were the challenges and results?
34 Name a time when your patience was tested. How did you keep your emotions in check?
35 What is the most challenging part of collaborating with other scientists in the design, development, and testing of experimental, industrial, or medical equipment, instrumentation, and procedures? Share an example.
36 Describe an experience when you reported experimental results by writing papers for scientific journals or by presenting information at scientific conferences.
37 Share an experience in which you were able to generate a new design or modify a current design to better serve the needs of your customers.
38 Walk me through how you would develop manufacturing, assembly, and fabrication processes of lasers, masers, infrared, and other light-emitting and light-sensitive devices.
39 Tell me about a time when your ability to analyze needs and product requirements helped you create an effective design or make an informed decision to benefit your company.
40 Share an experience in which you conducted a test of a product, service, or process and successfully improved the quality or performance.
41 Provide a time when you dealt calmly and effectively with a high-stress situation.
42 What have you found to be the best way to conduct application evaluations and analyze results in order to determine commercial, industrial, scientific, medical, military, or other uses for electro-optical devices?
43 Provide an experience in which you were sensitive to somone's needs or feelings. How did your helpfulness affect your work environment?
44 Share an experience in which your willingness to lead or offer an opinion helped your company.
45 Name a time when you conducted research pertaining to potential environmental impacts of atomic energy-related industrial development in order to determine licensing qualifications.