First I reached out to a professor/lab manager expressing my interest in the work they do and possibly joining the team, arranging a meeting/call as an informal interview to see your fit for the role, subsequent position acceptance/declination
I applied through college or university. The process took 2 days. I interviewed at Worcester Polytech (Worcester, MA) in Mar 2022
Interview
They ask normally about your skills, why you will fit for the position, how you could help them. Also, the professor are very intelligent and could detect if you are not a perfect fit and your skills doesn't match what you wrote in resume
I applied through other source. I interviewed at Worcester Polytech (Worcester, MA)
Interview
It was a very straightforward interview where I met with the head of the processing lab and was given a general idea of what the summer internship was going to look like.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Do I have experience in working on research before?
Research Assistant applicants have rated the interview process at Worcester Polytech with 2.3 out of 5 (where 5 is the highest level of difficulty) and assessed their interview experience as 83% positive. To compare, the company-average is 67.9% positive. This is according to Glassdoor user ratings.
Candidates applying for Research Assistant roles take an average of 12 days to get hired, when considering 6 user submitted interviews for this role. To compare, the hiring process at Worcester Polytech overall takes an average of 20 days.
Common stages of the interview process at Worcester Polytech as a Research Assistant according to 6 Glassdoor interviews include:
One on one interview: 50%
Other: 17%
Background check: 17%
Skills test: 17%
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