Research Assistant applicants have rated the interview process at Harvard University with 2.4 out of 5 (where 5 is the highest level of difficulty) and assessed their interview experience as 78% positive. To compare, the company-average is 67.1% positive. This is according to Glassdoor user ratings.
Candidates applying for Research Assistant roles take an average of 32 days to get hired, when considering 37 user submitted interviews for this role. To compare, the hiring process at Harvard University overall takes an average of 35 days.
Common stages of the interview process at Harvard University as a Research Assistant according to 37 Glassdoor interviews include:
One on one interview: 26%
Phone interview: 26%
Background check: 17%
Group panel interview: 12%
Skills test: 7%
Presentation: 5%
Other: 5%
Drug test: 2%
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I applied online. The process took 2 months. I interviewed at Harvard University (Boston, MA) in Sep 2014
Interview
Applied in August. Heard back in September with Skype interview. Was requested to have a final interview with the PI that day, but had to schedule it to another day that week.
I did not interview in Boston, MA. It was all done virtually.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
What is your favorite research paper that's been published from our lab?
I interviewed at Harvard University (Cambridge, MA)
Interview
It was fairly standard, a virtual meeting was scheduled and I was asked to introduce myself and my research after which he told me a bit about his own. There were no oddball questions or particularly difficult ones.
Submitted application and was invited for an interview the next day. One video call interview, more like a conversation with two members of the lab. Both were very friendly and interview was enjoyable.
I interviewed at Harvard University (Cambridge, MA)
Interview
Pretty simple interview process; you meet a PI, find a grad student, and then decide on hours and if there are projects you'd be a good fit to work on.