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I had read a lot in glassdoor and other websites what they usually ask. But I forgot the simplest question to think well about, and that was why I like the specific field of chemistry that I have studied and I want to work in that area. It is a simple question, but believe me, if you never thought about it, in some words that will convince public and scientists, it will be challenging to answer. The second thing I did not expect, and also not read in the interview-reports that I studied so far, was the end part of the interview when they asked me I can ask my questions if I have. I could ask a better and more intelligent question if I had thought about it.
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Research Chemist

Interviewed at BASF

4★
23 Oct 2014

I had read a lot in glassdoor and other websites what they usually ask. But I forgot the simplest question to think well about, and that was why I like the specific field of chemistry that I have studied and I want to work in that area. It is a simple question, but believe me, if you never thought about it, in some words that will convince public and scientists, it will be challenging to answer. The second thing I did not expect, and also not read in the interview-reports that I studied so far, was the end part of the interview when they asked me I can ask my questions if I have. I could ask a better and more intelligent question if I had thought about it.

There wasn't a specific question that I can recall that was hard, it was the sheer vastness of them (interview was ~3 hours long with the rec. mang.), question after question and suddenly it's about an entirely different subject.
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Research Chemist

Interviewed at Stratasys

3.4★
28 Sept 2017

There wasn't a specific question that I can recall that was hard, it was the sheer vastness of them (interview was ~3 hours long with the rec. mang.), question after question and suddenly it's about an entirely different subject.

Tell me about yourself? Walk me through your resume? Tell me about a time you overcame an obstacle? Tell Me About a Challenge or Conflict You’ve Faced at Work, and How You Dealt With It. What’s your biggest weakness? Why are you leaving your current position? What do you know about the company? Tell more about your experience and research you have done? Where Do You See Yourself in Five Years? Why are you leaving your current position? What’s your greatest achievement? What do you know about the company? What Are Your Greatest Strengths? Where Do You See Yourself in Five Years? Salary Question? What Are Your Salary Expectations? What’s Your Dream Job?
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Research and Development Chemist

Interviewed at Nexceris

3.7★
1 Feb 2021

Tell me about yourself? Walk me through your resume? Tell me about a time you overcame an obstacle? Tell Me About a Challenge or Conflict You’ve Faced at Work, and How You Dealt With It. What’s your biggest weakness? Why are you leaving your current position? What do you know about the company? Tell more about your experience and research you have done? Where Do You See Yourself in Five Years? Why are you leaving your current position? What’s your greatest achievement? What do you know about the company? What Are Your Greatest Strengths? Where Do You See Yourself in Five Years? Salary Question? What Are Your Salary Expectations? What’s Your Dream Job?

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