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EPFL interviews FAQs
Doctoral Researcher applicants have rated the interview process at EPFL with 1 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.
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I talked to a postdoc on Skype. Later I talked to the prof on Skype. They were asking personal questions, but also technical questions. You need to be admitted by a prof and the doctoral school.
Positive experience
Average interview
Application
I applied online. The process took 3 months. I interviewed at EPFL (Lausanne) in Jul 2023
Interview
Oral interview on general and specific aspects of the topic. As expected neither too easy nor too hard. Almost 1 hour of discussion and you immediately receive the feedback at the end
already did my master's in the same research group. There was no interview at the end. Both parties had a good understanding of what to expect from each other. The project was a continuation of the research topic of my master's thesis.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Would you like the theoretical or practical aspects more?