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      Research Assistant Interview

      Jan 31, 2019
      Anonymous employee
      Nairobi
      Accepted offer
      Positive experience
      Average interview

      Application

      I applied online. The process took 4 weeks. I interviewed at CIMMYT (Nairobi) in Jan 2016

      Interview

      Interview panel (3-4 people) with questions on your communication skills, research skills, experience, conflict management, driving experience, then and written test which has calculations on seed rate, fertilizer rate, yield calculation, driving test, agronomy, pest and disease identification

      Interview questions [1]

      Question 1

      How do you lay out a demonstration plot
      Answer question
      1

      CIMMYT interviews FAQs

      • Research Assistant applicants have rated the interview process at CIMMYT with 3 out of 5 (where 5 is the highest level of difficulty) and assessed their interview experience as 100% positive. To compare, the company-average is 100% positive. This is according to Glassdoor user ratings.
      • Candidates applying for Research Assistant roles take an average of 30 days to get hired, when considering 1 user submitted interviews for this role. To compare, the hiring process at CIMMYT overall takes an average of 29 days.
      • Common stages of the interview process at CIMMYT as a Research Assistant according to 1 Glassdoor interviews include:

        Personality test:  50%

        Group panel interview:  50%

      • Here are the most commonly searched roles for interview reports -

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        3. Research Scientist(4) ;
        4. Asistente De Investigación(3) ;
        5. Associate Scientist(3) ;
        6. Coordinador Administrativo(3) ;
        7. Postdoctoral Fellow(3) ;
        8. Asistente Administrativo(2) ;
        9. Communications Consultant(2) ;
        10. HR Analyst(2) ;
        11. Manager(2) ;
        12. Post Doctoral Fellow(2) ;
        13. Program Assistant(2) ;
        14. Program Manager(2) ;
        15. Project Administrator(2) .


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      Jobs at CIMMYT

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