Research Technician II applicants have rated the interview process at Howard Hughes Medical Institute with 3.5 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 60.8% positive. This is according to Glassdoor user ratings.
Candidates applying for Research Technician II roles take an average of 90 days to get hired, when considering 2 user submitted interviews for this role. To compare, the hiring process at Howard Hughes Medical Institute overall takes an average of 27 days.
Common stages of the interview process at Howard Hughes Medical Institute as a Research Technician II according to 2 Glassdoor interviews include:
One on one interview: 25%
Presentation: 25%
Group panel interview: 25%
Phone interview: 25%
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I applied through an employee referral. The process took 3 months. I interviewed at Howard Hughes Medical Institute
Interview
A short phone interview with the hiring manager was followed quickly by in person on-campus interview. On-campus interview consisted of meeting with ~8-10 people (HR, hiring manager, team members, lab heads, assistant director, director) in addition to a group presentation for team members. Final decision took more than 3 months from the phone interview.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Describe a scenario in which you worked on a team.
I applied online. I interviewed at Howard Hughes Medical Institute
Interview
This was by far the most professional interview I've had for a research assistant position. The hiring manager did ask me questions about times that I had failed or succeeded, and several more nitty gritty questions than were otherwise asked when I have interviewed with PIs
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Tell me about a time that your experiment or assay failed- how did you deal with that?