I applied online. I interviewed at Columbia University (New York, NY) in Jul 2019
Interview
Job postings will be up on the website for a minimum of 3/4 weeks due to equal opportunity. It is important to have multiple key words or phrases from the job description in your resume to make it past the HR screening. From there the hiring manager will reach out for an interview which is really a personality evaluation and a verification of the abilities you listed on your resume.
I applied through an employee referral. I interviewed at Columbia University
Interview
Two people in the lab interviewed me and then after that, they didn't continue to follow through and just got an email like a month later telling me I haven't been selected.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Asked me mainly how I worked in a team and also what are the best characteristics that I bring to a lab setting
I applied online. I interviewed at Columbia University (New York, NY) in Jun 2022
Interview
Very long and tedious - however its part of the process. One interview & then a second round, then a third round of on-site follow up & then a final stage of references. Time consuming and patience is required for the vetting process.
I applied online. I interviewed at Columbia University in Jun 2020
Interview
I went through three rounds of interviews with the PI and the graduate students at the lab. Every one of them gave me feedback and were overall very friendly. Their questions were interrogating me about my past history and they spent a lot of time explaining their research to me.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Most of the questions were about my past research, along with my experience with animal husbandry.
Lab Technician applicants have rated the interview process at Columbia University with 3.1 out of 5 (where 5 is the highest level of difficulty) and assessed their interview experience as 86% positive. To compare, the company-average is 69.8% positive. This is according to Glassdoor user ratings.
Candidates applying for Lab Technician roles take an average of 8 days to get hired, when considering 7 user submitted interviews for this role. To compare, the hiring process at Columbia University overall takes an average of 32 days.
Common stages of the interview process at Columbia University as a Lab Technician according to 7 Glassdoor interviews include:
One on one interview: 40%
Phone interview: 20%
Background check: 13%
Drug test: 7%
Personality test: 7%
Group panel interview: 7%
Skills test: 7%
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