Research Assistant applicants have rated the interview process at Indiana University with 2.5 out of 5 (where 5 is the highest level of difficulty) and assessed their interview experience as 67% positive. To compare, the company-average is 79.7% positive. This is according to Glassdoor user ratings.
Candidates applying for Research Assistant roles take an average of 9 days to get hired, when considering 10 user submitted interviews for this role. To compare, the hiring process at Indiana University overall takes an average of 25 days.
Common stages of the interview process at Indiana University as a Research Assistant according to 10 Glassdoor interviews include:
Phone interview: 27%
One on one interview: 27%
Group panel interview: 13%
Skills test: 13%
Other: 7%
Personality test: 7%
IQ intelligence test: 7%
Here are the most commonly searched roles for interview reports -
I applied through college or university. I interviewed at Indiana University (Indianapolis, IN) in Sep 2023
Interview
It happened via Zoom with the Professor under whom I would be assigned to work. I had basic questions relevant to my background and career aspects. Later the interview drifted technically.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
what is Pharmacogenomics and how would you apply statistics to it? In what aspects
I applied through college or university. The process took 2 weeks. I interviewed at Indiana University (Bloomington, IN) in Nov 2024
Interview
The interview process was pretty chill, I reached out to the professor on email for the role; luckily he was on the hunt for an RA at that time. He revised my resume and then scheduled an in-person interview in his office. It was just some basic questions on what he needed an RA to do in his project and that whether I can perform the said work and I explained him how I have worked on a similar project before and I was hired!
I applied through college or university. The process took 1 week. I interviewed at Indiana University (Indianapolis, IN) in Oct 2024
Interview
Research assistant interview: single round with straightforward questions about his work, my familiarity with Python, academic background, responsibilities understanding, motivation, and problem-solving approach; overall casual, brief, and focused on fit.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
They asked how my background aligned with his research needs, specifically my Python experience and examples of prior projects analyzing datasets and automating tasks similar to his lab’s work.