I applied through college or university. The process took 1 week. I interviewed at Northwestern University (Chicago, IL) in Apr 2012
Interview
Contacted PI of interest directly due to my interest in their research
Got email response and scheduled in person interview within 2 weeks
Met with lab members first to discuss lab dynamics and research
Gave presentation of my past research
Met with PI to discuss possibilities within the lab
Heard back shortly afterwards offering me the position
I applied through other source. The process took 2 weeks. I interviewed at Northwestern University (Evanston, IL) in Sep 2020
Interview
The interview process was quick and smooth. The work was regarding with lot of opportunities. The environment is pretty and easy to access with a variety of instruments provided to accomplish tasks. I would likely recommend this place.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
What was your research about? How do you collaborate with others?
I applied through an employee referral. The process took 2 days. I interviewed at Northwestern University in Oct 2014
Interview
The project manager emailed about an in-person interview (no phone interview), and it was a panel-style interview. Overall, it was fair with challenging questions about my experience and how I've worked with people in the past.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
What is your experience working with multiple stakeholders?
I applied in-person. The process took 1 day. I interviewed at Northwestern University
Interview
As always for a scientist - it's all about who you know. I asked to work for this lab, then interviewed and gave a presentation. I did have to submit three recommendations as well, but that was the extent of the hiring and interview process for me.
Northwestern University interviews FAQs
Research Associate applicants have rated the interview process at Northwestern University with 2.1 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 71.9% positive. This is according to Glassdoor user ratings.
Candidates applying for Research Associate roles take an average of 6 days to get hired, when considering 7 user submitted interviews for this role. To compare, the hiring process at Northwestern University overall takes an average of 28 days.
Common stages of the interview process at Northwestern University as a Research Associate according to 7 Glassdoor interviews include:
One on one interview: 20%
Presentation: 15%
Group panel interview: 15%
Skills test: 15%
Background check: 10%
Personality test: 10%
Phone interview: 10%
IQ intelligence test: 5%
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