I applied through an employee referral. The process took 5 days. I interviewed at Northwestern University (Chicago, IL) in May 2014
Interview
They needed someone ASAP and I was available ASAP, plus it was a good fit! They offered me the job the night of the interview.
When we hired other people later on, it was really important to us that the person was also young and eager to learn / gain experience for med/ grad school. If they weren't sure they wanted to job we would skip them since in that case they probably wouldn't like the job.
I wouldn't have gotten the interview unless I had met someone in the office. I volunteered in a different department for about 6 months before getting this opportunity. They love referrals because it makes it easy for them! Raking through the HR website isn't easy for the hiring managers.
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Question 1
How I can handle stressful situations, testing how I would react with certain unexpected situations with patients, understanding my career goals, wanting to know when I could start.
I interviewed at Northwestern University (Chicago, IL)
Interview
I was contacted to complete a phone screening with an HR representative. A month later, I was contacted for a behavioral interview, and afterward went through referrals and recommendations, and then was offered the position
I applied online. The process took 1 week. I interviewed at Northwestern University (Chicago, IL) in Feb 2025
Interview
phone call for 15 minutes with a lab manager, asking questions about relevant experience, research interest and future direction, also have opportunity to ask questions about the project in the lab
I applied through college or university. I interviewed at Northwestern University (Evanston, IL)
Interview
Asked questions regarding research experience, asked to discuss things apart from resume. Spoke particularly about experience with language in a social context. Discussed why I wanted the position and spoke about interest in sociolinguistics, experience with creating language, participating in spelling bees, taking sociolinguistic coursework. Experience with qualitative and quantitative research.
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What makes you a good candidate for this position?
Research Assistant applicants have rated the interview process at Northwestern University with 2.3 out of 5 (where 5 is the highest level of difficulty) and assessed their interview experience as 82% positive. To compare, the company-average is 71.9% positive. This is according to Glassdoor user ratings.
Candidates applying for Research Assistant roles take an average of 23 days to get hired, when considering 39 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 Assistant according to 39 Glassdoor interviews include:
Phone interview: 30%
One on one interview: 30%
Drug test: 12%
Skills test: 8%
Background check: 6%
Group panel interview: 6%
Presentation: 4%
Other: 2%
Personality test: 2%
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