Physicist Interview Questions

16 Share an experience in which you used new training skills, ideas, or a method to adapt to a new situation or improve an ongoing one. (Look for the candidate's ability to learn.)
17 Share a time when you successfully used scientific rules or methods to solve a problem at work.
18 How would you rate your writing skills? (Ask for an example that demonstrates great writing skills.)
19 Provide an example of a time when you were able to demonstrate excellent listening skills. What was the situation and outcome?
20 Share an experience in which your attention to detail and thoroughness had an impact on your last company.
21 Share a time when you willingly took on additional responsibilities or challenges. How did you successfully meet all of the demands of these responsibilities? (Make sure the candidate is a self-starter and can demonstrate some initiative.)
22 Provide a time when you worked in a rapidly evolving workplace. How did you deal with the change? (Make sure the candidate is flexible.)
23 Tell me about a time when you developed your own way of doing things or were self-motivated to finish an important task.
24 Share an example of when you went above and beyond the "call of duty". (Look for answers that show the candidate is dependable.)
25 Share an example of when you established and accomplished a goal that was personally challenging. What helped you succeed?
26 Tell me about the last time you directed testing and monitoring of contamination of radioactive equipment, and recording of personnel and plant area radiation exposure data.
27 Name a time when your creativity or alternative thinking solved a problem in your workplace.
28 Describe what factors you consider when analyzing data from research conducted to detect and measure physical phenomena?
29 How good are your writing skills when it comes to describing and expressing observations and conclusions in mathematical terms?
30 Tell me about the last time you monitored or reviewed information and detected a problem. How did you respond?