I applied in-person. The process took 1 day. I interviewed at Cornell University (Ithaca, NY) in Dec 2010
Interview
No interview, just a chat with professor. They take you if you appear enthusiastic (also willing to spend long hours on the job). So please be eagerly reading papers and asking questions in the meeting. You have to appear enthusiastic and make an intelligent conversation.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Are you proud of your achievements (don't know what thats supposed to mean), proud of your achievements is such a relative question not sure what he was expecting as an answer.
It was only one meeting with PhD student in which I was asked questions about my resume, skillsets, etc, I got to ask questions at the end as well about the position, expectations, etc
Nothing..because I am a former student there. So I dont have a formal interview actually. It's informal and I am a volunteer there. Also, people are really nice there so if you want to do research, please go there
I applied online. The process took 3 months. I interviewed at Cornell University (Ithaca, NY) in Mar 2016
Interview
After getting admitted by the CEE department, I spoke with 5 faculty, all of whom were very welcoming and shared with me their current research. Also got to meet current grad students, all of which spoke positively about their experiences at Cornell.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Describe your senior design project. Followed by a lab tour, during which I asked questions about the equipments.