I applied online. The process took 5 days. I interviewed at University of Rochester (Rochester, NY) in Aug 2016
Interview
Easy talk, just proves you have related experience. Then introduce your future role and function. Should be easy for a student part time job. Even an undergrad can do that if you are motivated and be patient.
Interviewed with the head of the lab after speaking with other members. Casual process, online portion was a formality. In my case, the job posting was for a position already filled
There was a single interview with PI. He asked fairly standard questions about resume, strengths/weaknesses, and prior research experience. Then there was a tour of the lab and I got the chance to ask a few quesitons
I applied through college or university. The process took 2 weeks. I interviewed at University of Rochester (Rochester, NY) in Aug 2020
Interview
One interview and consisted in this order: Introduction (about ourselves) About the research lab (What my role is and how I will contribute) Discussed my resume and projects (The bulk of the interview) Questions
Research Assistant applicants have rated the interview process at University of Rochester with 2.3 out of 5 (where 5 is the highest level of difficulty) and assessed their interview experience as 91% positive. To compare, the company-average is 70.6% 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 13 user submitted interviews for this role. To compare, the hiring process at University of Rochester overall takes an average of 29 days.
Common stages of the interview process at University of Rochester as a Research Assistant according to 13 Glassdoor interviews include:
One on one interview: 32%
Background check: 16%
Skills test: 16%
Other: 11%
Phone interview: 11%
Presentation: 11%
Personality test: 5%
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