I applied in-person. The process took 6 weeks. I interviewed at McGill University (Montreal, QC) in Aug 2012
Interview
The interview process was very fast and easy? It certainly helped that my McGill PI and me were alumni from the same University. Had one in person interview and was all set to start, the only problem was that I had to wait for my fellowship application to go through.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
What have you done before? Why McGill? Why a new research topic?
I applied online. I interviewed at McGill University in Jan 2021
Interview
I had multiple conversations with potential PI (one of which was an official interview), followed by lab visit and talk. Application process also included conversations with current students in the lab and program.
I applied online. The process took 4 weeks. I interviewed at McGill University (Montreal, QC) in Jan 2018
Interview
30 minutes Skype meeting in the first place, then arranged the interview including: visit lab, scientific presentation about previous research projects and individual meeting with lab members. Asked for references afterwards
I applied in-person. The process took 2 weeks. I interviewed at McGill University
Interview
It focuses mainly on your previous research and on how it matches with the requirements of the project in hand. It is possible that you will be asked to write a proposal also.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
You would be asked to prepare a presentation on your previous works and papers
Postdoctoral Fellow applicants have rated the interview process at McGill University with 2 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 81.1% positive. This is according to Glassdoor user ratings.
Common stages of the interview process at McGill University as a Postdoctoral Fellow according to 1 Glassdoor interviews include:
Phone interview: 33%
Drug test: 33%
Presentation: 33%
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