I got an email from the HR recruiter asking my availability for a phone screen. I had to send a follow up email after not hearing back for two weeks, seemed very unprofessional. After the phone screen I was asked to have a phone interview with the hiring manager. Directly after the phone interview ended I was contacted to schedule an onsite interview. Everyone was very friendly onsite except for the hiring manager who seemed to have made up their mind about me before I got there. Easy behavioral questions, a review of your resume, everything seemed to go well. I followed up three weeks after the interview and heard nothing. They sent an automated rejection email four weeks later.

PhD hiring process. Phone interview with technical expert then hiring manager. Flew out 2 weeks later for onsite interview. Gave a seminar and had 30 minute interviews with 6 people. Lunch with the group of scientists I would be working with.

For a Ph.D. candidate, the interview typically begins with a seminar followed by a full day of interviews to assess your strengths and weaknesses in different areas: technical, leadership, motivation, commitment, and strategic thinking, etc.