I applied in-person. The process took 2 weeks. I interviewed at EPFL (Lausanne) in Jul 2015
Interview
There was never a technical interview. Everything was fairly straight-forward.
I contacted a bunch of doctoral students in-person until I found out about an opportunity.
They proposed a project to me and I accepted.
In order to join a lab, it is required that you have been admitted into the doctoral program.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Q1: What did you do your masters thesis on?
Q2: What courses did you complete? Why?
Q3: Tell us about your previous experience.
Réponse par mail à l'annonce, profil intéresse l'employeur, invitation à un entretien 1.5 mois plus tard, entretien bien passé, offre reçue le jour même. Puis petit délai du à l'école doctoral, mais début possible relativement rapidement.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Cv-related, tout de suite dit que mon profil les intéressaient énormément.
I applied online. I interviewed at EPFL (Lausanne) in Jun 2018
Interview
The interview was one day long with the following steps 1. Master Thesis Presentation 2. Interview 3. Short assessment 4. Discussion of a relevant research paper Decision was announced on the same date
30 minute Skype interview touching on Master's project, specific skills related to project (treating data, software, laboratory techniques). Invited for a visit on site to give a presentation and meet team.
PhD Candidate applicants have rated the interview process at EPFL with 2 out of 5 (where 5 is the highest level of difficulty) and assessed their interview experience as 50% positive. To compare, the company-average is 71.7% positive. This is according to Glassdoor user ratings.
Candidates applying for PhD Candidate roles take an average of 14 days to get hired, when considering 2 user submitted interviews for this role. To compare, the hiring process at EPFL overall takes an average of 44 days.
Common stages of the interview process at EPFL as a PhD Candidate according to 2 Glassdoor interviews include:
One on one interview: 50%
Skills test: 25%
Presentation: 25%
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