I applied through an employee referral. The process took 3 months. I interviewed at NYU (New York University) (New York, NY) in Aug 2014
Interview
Conference Call with Professors and PhD students. Talk about current project, future plans, skills learned, area of interest. Meet project leader and introduce education background, courses taken, software used, hardware experience.
I interviewed at NYU (New York University) (New York, NY)
Interview
The interview involve some project deepdive from the resume; a presentation about past experience, and some discussion about future goal. It is helpful to have some understanding of the research that the lab is conducting.
Interview with PI who asked about relevant background information. Also asked me why I was interested in the lab and which papers I had read. Standard interview, conducted over Zoom
I applied online. I interviewed at NYU (New York University) (Shanghai, Shanghai)
Interview
Explained background of the position, what they are looking for to be completed by the student within the position, and the expected time frame of the research project that the student should commit to.
Research Assistant applicants have rated the interview process at NYU (New York University) with 2.5 out of 5 (where 5 is the highest level of difficulty) and assessed their interview experience as 79% positive. To compare, the company-average is 71.1% positive. This is according to Glassdoor user ratings.
Candidates applying for Research Assistant roles take an average of 21 days to get hired, when considering 47 user submitted interviews for this role. To compare, the hiring process at NYU (New York University) overall takes an average of 29 days.
Common stages of the interview process at NYU (New York University) as a Research Assistant according to 47 Glassdoor interviews include:
One on one interview: 28%
Background check: 18%
Skills test: 13%
Phone interview: 13%
Group panel interview: 7%
Drug test: 5%
Personality test: 5%
Presentation: 5%
IQ intelligence test: 3%
Other: 2%
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