I applied online. The process took 5 weeks. I interviewed at The Scripps Research Institute (San Diego, CA) in Feb 2025
Interview
You usually first meet with the student/RA at the lab, then you will meet with the PI directly. My PI is super nice, and she asked general questions: introduce yourself, your research experience/work experience, and what you want to do in the future.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Introduce yourself/talk about your research experience/work experience
I interviewed at The Scripps Research Institute (San Diego, CA)
Interview
Straight forward, dependant on PI. Initial interview with HR, Then PI, then panel w/ PI and lab members. Pretty standard. Sometimes can be hard to reach because busy with research
I applied online. I interviewed at The Scripps Research Institute (Jupiter, FL) in Apr 2021
Interview
2 interviews:
1) an "on demand" interview where you film yourself answering questions - you have 30 sec to read the question and 3 min to respond (this is an awkward process)
2) interview with the PI, pretty casual
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Lots of weird questions in the on-demand interview
"Why wouldn't we hire you?"
"What did you learn from your parents that helps you in the workplace?"
Research Assistant applicants have rated the interview process at The Scripps Research Institute with 2.5 out of 5 (where 5 is the highest level of difficulty) and assessed their interview experience as 92% positive. To compare, the company-average is 73.8% positive. This is according to Glassdoor user ratings.
Candidates applying for Research Assistant roles take an average of 19 days to get hired, when considering 14 user submitted interviews for this role. To compare, the hiring process at The Scripps Research Institute overall takes an average of 30 days.
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One on one interview: 36%
Background check: 18%
Group panel interview: 14%
Phone interview: 11%
Skills test: 11%
Drug test: 7%
Presentation: 4%
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