I applied online. The process took 4 weeks. I interviewed at NHMRC (Sydney) in Jun 2025
Interview
The interview at NHMRC was conducted as a panel-style team meeting with three interviewers. It was for a Tester role. They asked several scenario-based questions focused on real testing situations, and I was able to answer all of them confidently. After the interview, they contacted my reference. I was then informed that I had been placed in the merit pool, which is valid for 18 months.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Can you walk us through a time when you encountered a particularly tricky or hard-to-reproduce bug? How did you identify and resolve it?
I applied online. The process took 4 weeks. I interviewed at NHMRC (Canberra) in Sept 2022
Interview
Interview with a panel of three for a communications role. Interview questions related to job functions, like communications and issues management, working with diverse stakeholders, etc. Answered using the STAR method.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Something about a explaining how I would deal with a minister wanting to change the focus of a media release at the last minute.