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      Lab Associate Interview

      May 14, 2020
      Anonymous employee
      La Jolla, CA
      Accepted offer
      Positive experience
      Average interview

      Application

      I applied online. The process took 3 days. I interviewed at UC San Diego (La Jolla, CA) in Apr 2017

      Interview

      It was pretty simple. First start with the phone screen with Direct manager who was the scientist. And then in-person interview with her again and with PI. And gave me a tour around the lab and introduced with potential colleagues.

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      • Candidates applying for Lab Associate roles take an average of 3 days to get hired, when considering 1 user submitted interviews for this role. To compare, the hiring process at UC San Diego overall takes an average of 25 days.
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