The candidate is expected to demonstrates skills required for conducting research and teaching assistantship. The questions are related to these skills. For instance, the candidate may be quizzed on the prior research projects he/she has contributed to and prior research publications
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
IF you were to choose a research area in your field of interest, what would that be?
To describe the interview process, I will start by the initial stage of the interview, which comprises multiple stages over the coarse of the duration of the interview process. The first stage is a technical presentation.
I applied online. The process took 2 weeks. I interviewed at EPFL (Geneva) in Apr 2023
Interview
Zoom interview 2 mins Introduction 10 mins Research experience 5 mins Future work discussion Usually, the process of time depends on the interviewer I was meeting the PI I prefered, but sometimes would be met by post-doc or other fellows.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Q: Tell me about yourself? Q: What is your role in your master's research? Q: What is your interest aligned with my lab's future insight?
The PI organized a 2 hours meeting for me to talk to each one in the lab. I was immediately told by email that I passed the interview and everyone was excited to work with me.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Questions about my knowledge on the field and the work I did. The environment is friendly and everyone seems nice and knowledgeable.
Doctoral Student applicants have rated the interview process at EPFL with 3 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 Doctoral Student 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 Doctoral Student according to 2 Glassdoor interviews include:
Presentation: 33%
Background check: 33%
Phone interview: 33%
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