Research Assistant applicants have rated the interview process at VA Boston Healthcare System with 2.7 out of 5 (where 5 is the highest level of difficulty) and assessed their interview experience as 33% positive. To compare, the company-average is 75% positive. This is according to Glassdoor user ratings.
Candidates applying for Research Assistant roles take an average of 61 days to get hired, when considering 3 user submitted interviews for this role. To compare, the hiring process at VA Boston Healthcare System overall takes an average of 60 days.
Common stages of the interview process at VA Boston Healthcare System as a Research Assistant according to 3 Glassdoor interviews include:
Group panel interview: 25%
One on one interview: 25%
Other: 25%
Phone interview: 25%
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I applied online. The process took 1 day. I interviewed at VA Boston Healthcare System (Boston, MA) in Mar 2020
Interview
In a word: cold. I tried my best but it seemed like they were not interested from the get-go and had someone else in mind. They did not seem interested in my character or attitude, only what experience I had, which struck me as odd. I would want to work somewhere with a better culture than I perceived.
I applied online. The process took 4 months. I interviewed at VA Boston Healthcare System (Boston, MA) in Feb 2024
Interview
So this position was actually through a contract through BU but was 100% offsite at VA Boston. I applied online in November 2023, and got a tentative offer in February 2024. I got a phone call and then a panel interview. There was a huge gap in between though so you got to keep emailing them. The whole interview process was with the VA but then after forwarding my references to them, I had to submit my references again to BU hiring team. Then I was promptly rejected and never heard back from my contact at VA Boston. I never got an explanation as to what happened. My theory is that they either didn't intend to hire anyone, they had to cut off any hiring cause the VA department's funding was being cut off or they simply had someone else who was a better fit.
I applied online. I interviewed at VA Boston Healthcare System
Interview
Phone screen, then an interview with the RA manager (for about 30-40 minutes) then an opportunity to talk to some of the current RA's in an informal capacity, also about 30 minutes