Research Assistant applicants have rated the interview process at Rutgers University with 2.1 out of 5 (where 5 is the highest level of difficulty) and assessed their interview experience as 81% positive. To compare, the company-average is 73% positive. This is according to Glassdoor user ratings.
Candidates applying for Research Assistant roles take an average of 25 days to get hired, when considering 28 user submitted interviews for this role. To compare, the hiring process at Rutgers University overall takes an average of 23 days.
Common stages of the interview process at Rutgers University as a Research Assistant according to 28 Glassdoor interviews include:
One on one interview: 26%
Presentation: 13%
Phone interview: 13%
Background check: 11%
Other: 11%
Group panel interview: 9%
Skills test: 7%
Drug test: 4%
Personality test: 4%
IQ intelligence test: 2%
Here are the most commonly searched roles for interview reports -
I applied in-person. The process took 4 weeks. I interviewed at Rutgers University (Piscataway, NJ) in Apr 2015
Interview
I was asked to explain my experience on my resume, and tell the interviewer what I knew about the project the research group worked on. In addition to this, I was escorted around the facility, to show me the laboratories and their functions.
Simple behavioral questions. Just contact your favorite professor and ask. Most of the time they need the help. Most of the time it will not be paid, but the experience is worth it.
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Question 1
Related Experience- will be dependent on which professor
I applied online. The process took 1 day. I interviewed at Rutgers University (New Brunswick, NJ) in Sep 2025
Interview
it was pretty easy overall and just basically like wanted you to do the classic questions that people have to answer. these include the standard "tell me about yourself" and "walk me through your resume
Behavioral interview, one meeting with the team pretty straight forward just asked about my experience and if I had worked in research before and what I’ve done, didn’t take longer than 30 mins