Research Technician I applicants have rated the interview process at Massachusetts General Hospital with 2.7 out of 5 (where 5 is the highest level of difficulty) and assessed their interview experience as 60% positive. To compare, the company-average is 72.8% positive. This is according to Glassdoor user ratings.
Candidates applying for Research Technician I roles take an average of 20 days to get hired, when considering 31 user submitted interviews for this role. To compare, the hiring process at Massachusetts General Hospital overall takes an average of 26 days.
Common stages of the interview process at Massachusetts General Hospital as a Research Technician I according to 31 Glassdoor interviews include:
One on one interview: 30%
Phone interview: 21%
Group panel interview: 17%
Background check: 10%
Drug test: 7%
Skills test: 6%
Presentation: 4%
Other: 1%
IQ intelligence test: 1%
Personality test: 1%
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I applied online. The process took 2 months. I interviewed at Massachusetts General Hospital (Boston, MA) in Dec 2013
Interview
Light, informal interview directly with PI, did not have to interview with any HR personnel. The interviewers were scientists and physicians who had obviously interviewed techs and post docs previously, but, having interviewed with professional hiring managers and other HR people for other positions, this was relatively low pressure and actually quite pleasant. They mostly want to get to know you and talk shop about experiences and goals.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Describe a research experience where you solved a difficult problem.
After initial application, the hiring manager reached out directly over email. We had a few rounds of interviews. This varies based on the lab and role. Ended with talking with HR to go over logistics.
There was an initial screening call with the hiring department followed by a meeting with the research team and Principal Investigator. The interviews were short ranging from 10 minutes to 30 minutes.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Why this role at this lab?
Talk about background and experience.
I applied online. I interviewed at Massachusetts General Hospital (Boston, MA) in Nov 2023
Interview
I got an email from PI a few days after applying online to set up an interview. In the interview over zoom I felt I did alright, not my best work but not egregiously bad and interviewer mentioned putting me in touch with a current employee and what next steps in the hiring process would look like. I am now going on six months without hearing from the PI, obviously I figured I did not get the job a while back I just wish I ever could have heard anything back considering the note we ended on, and I can see on linkedin that another person was hired.