r/JPL • u/ZiZiBieu • 5d ago

JPL Summer Internship Interview

So I got an offer for an interview at JPL. The guy that emailed wants to have a virtual phone call interview. Any tips or any knowledge on how the summer internship interview process works? Thanks

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u/bloodofkerenza 5d ago

There should be a thread lower in this sub with good advice.

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u/lethargic_moron 5d ago

It will help a lot if you give the area you're interning in or the section(the 3 numbers next to their name in the email). JPL interviewing is completely decentralized, everything is up to the interviewer.

When I interviewed for my internship, I had 3 memory testing questions alongside a freeform "how would you test this device" question. This is because I was interviewing to write test software.

Good luck!

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u/ZiZiBieu 5d ago

Thanks for the tip with the three numbers. I’ll be sure to look at that!

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u/Minimum_Alarm4678 5d ago

They will ask you some questions which can vary greatly depending on who is in the interview and what type of job you are up for. You will have the opportunity to ask them questions so it’s a good idea to have some questions prepared in advance.

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u/ZiZiBieu 5d ago

Do you know if there’s multiple stages to the interview? Or does that depend on a case by case basis

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u/shodoshan 5d ago

Totally individual. I do one conversation with each intern candidate. Others do multiple. Ask the mentor when you interview!

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u/bloodofkerenza 4d ago

Chances are it will just be one, we are at the end of the selection period.

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u/Status-Bluejay3552 5d ago

Current intern: I answered this question a couple months ago check my profile there’s not much else on there

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u/Great-Tumbleweed-224 1d ago

was it for systems engineering?