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Biological Scientist Mock Interview

To help you prepare for your Biological Scientist interview, here are 25 interview questions and answer examples.

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How do you handle a larger than average workload?

The interviewer wants to know that you can handle the workload required of you in this position and that you will not become overwhelmed if/when workloads unexpectedly increase. When workloads increase, stress levels do too. How do you react?

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25 Biological Scientist Interview Questions & Answers

Below is a list of our Biological Scientist interview questions. Click on any interview question to view our answer advice and answer examples. You may view six answer examples before our paywall loads. Afterwards, you'll be asked to upgrade to view the rest of our answers.

  • 1. How do you handle a larger than average workload?

  • 2. What are your salary expectations for this biological scientist role?

  • 3. What questions do you have for me?

  • 4. Have you ever broken a confidentiality agreement?

  • 5. How will you earn the trust of your coworkers?

  • 6. How do you encourage creative thinking with your fellow scientists?

  • 7. What feedback did you receive from your most recent manager?

  • 8. As a biological scientist, you will face a significant amount of diversity among your coworkers. Are you accustomed to this?

  • 9. Tell me about a career related goal that you set and did not reach. How did you recover from the disappointment?

  • 10. When conducting scientific research, how often do you create alternative scenarios for potentially unexpected outcomes?

  • 11. Do you prefer to work in the field, or in a lab setting?

  • 12. How do you believe you will complement our department, if you were hired?

  • 13. What is the most challenging part of supervising biological technicians and junior scientists?

  • 14. Why have you chosen to specialize in (enter your specialty)?

  • 15. Share an experience in which you presented to a group. What was the situation and how did it go?

  • 16. What do you know about the study of wild animal populations?

  • 17. What are your strengths as a biological scientist?

  • 18. As a scientist, team communication is key to your success. What experience do you have using team-based messaging applications?

  • 19. Tell me about yourself.

  • 20. When you suffer a setback, how does that emotionally affect you and your work?

  • 21. What was the biggest change you have had to deal with in your career?

  • 22. Describe a time when you went above and beyond the requirements for a project.

  • 23. Why should we hire you?

  • 24. Describe a difficult project and how you overcame it?

  • 25. How do you handle stress and pressure?