Interviewed with professor once before being offered the position. Be prepared with how your background is relevant to the professors previous and existing projects. I would recommend reaching out to these professors the semester prior.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Describe how your academic interests align with ongoing research.
I interviewed at UNC Chapel Hill (Chapel Hill, NC)
Interview
Less than 30min via zoom and the vibe is relax. I answered these questions quickly because they were all about issues that I had to deal with. All in all, the atmosphere of the meeting was pleasant and the interview was over quickly.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
If you don’t know how to solve this problem, what will you do
Very friendly. PI normally would first introduce the lab and project background and then may ask some technical questions related to the position you applied. Sometimes, if they choose you, they will let know immediately.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Do you know R programming? Are you proficient in that?
Graduate Research Assistant applicants have rated the interview process at UNC Chapel Hill with 2.4 out of 5 (where 5 is the highest level of difficulty) and assessed their interview experience as 90% positive. To compare, the company-average is 77.6% positive. This is according to Glassdoor user ratings.
Candidates applying for Graduate Research Assistant roles take an average of 6 days to get hired, when considering 10 user submitted interviews for this role. To compare, the hiring process at UNC Chapel Hill overall takes an average of 37 days.
Common stages of the interview process at UNC Chapel Hill as a Graduate Research Assistant according to 10 Glassdoor interviews include:
Phone interview: 25%
Group panel interview: 17%
Background check: 17%
Skills test: 17%
One on one interview: 17%
Presentation: 8%
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