I applied online. The process took 4 months. I interviewed at EPFL
Interview
Applicants should apply first for their target doctoral school. After getting admission from doctoral school, the applicant should search for target Lab for open positions. The head of the lab can hire applcaints as research assistant.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Getting admission from doctoral school is very competitive.
Met with 4 people from the lab, overall friendly experience, but a bit exhausting in regards to the amount of people and interviews, each interviewer focused on different aspects such as past experience, current work and views of innovation.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
What are some Innovative projects that inspire you
The interview process was very straightforward and I applied online. The interviewer asked a lot of interesting questions, such as where do you see yourself in 5 or 10 years. Be prepared for questions asking about your career trajectory.
Research Assistant 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 100% positive. To compare, the company-average is 71.7% positive. This is according to Glassdoor user ratings.
Candidates applying for Research Assistant roles take an average of 120 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 Research Assistant according to 2 Glassdoor interviews include:
One on one interview: 33%
Presentation: 17%
Personality test: 17%
Phone interview: 17%
Skills test: 17%
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