Postdoctoral Research Fellow applicants have rated the interview process at Massachusetts General Hospital with 3.2 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 Postdoctoral Research Fellow roles take an average of 32 days to get hired, when considering 5 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 Postdoctoral Research Fellow according to 5 Glassdoor interviews include:
Presentation: 29%
Phone interview: 21%
One on one interview: 21%
Group panel interview: 14%
Background check: 7%
Skills test: 7%
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I applied in-person. The process took 3 months. I interviewed at Massachusetts General Hospital (Boston, MA) in Apr 2015
Interview
I applied for an NIH fellowship and needed a research mentor. I applied to the laboratory of my choice and was given a phone interview. After which, I was asked for a site-interview where I toured the lab and spoke with all the lab members individually.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Why do I want to work in the laboratory? They also wanted to know some details about projects lifted on my CV. They also required a 45 minute presentation of your previous research.
I applied online. The process took 4 weeks. I interviewed at Massachusetts General Hospital (Boston, MA) in Jun 2021
Interview
The interview consisted of me giving a 45 talk, and then individual meetings with my supervisor and other members of the lab. Each person asked me similar questions about my PhD experience and my goals for my postdoc, as well as long term goals. They asked me what training I thought I needed.
I applied in-person. The process took 5 weeks. I interviewed at Massachusetts General Hospital (Boston, MA) in Feb 2015
Interview
Skype interview with the Principle investigator is the first things happens if you are not in the US. Sometimes you will be required to come to the laboratory and have interview with all of the lab member entire of day and give a presentation in the lab meeting.