I applied in-person. The process took 1 day. I interviewed at Northwestern University (Evanston, IL) in Sep 2014
Interview
Basically a pretty informal talk with the professor, just discussing my past research experience, what skills I have and what my thoughts were on some of his ongoing research. Since he liked my publications, I think it ws just to see whether personality-wise it would be a good fit
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Q: How does your skill set help the reserach in my lab?
I applied through an employee referral. I interviewed at Northwestern University (Evanston, IL)
Interview
The position is like a joint hire for a project the department is involved. Talked to several professors in their offices individually, Had lunch with two of them. Gave a seminar.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
During the lunch, one asked about the most challenging experience I had and how I handled it.
Mostly conducted via email and it was straightforward. Was tailored to candidates and did not seem standardized. Questions were fair and related to the position. Found it within a week.
The phone interview went well and I was told that there would be a second phone interview a second day or in within a week. However, no follow-up contact was received after that.
Postdoctoral Research Associate applicants have rated the interview process at Northwestern University with 2.8 out of 5 (where 5 is the highest level of difficulty) and assessed their interview experience as 50% positive. To compare, the company-average is 71.9% positive. This is according to Glassdoor user ratings.
Candidates applying for Postdoctoral Research Associate roles take an average of 1 day to get hired, when considering 4 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 Postdoctoral Research Associate according to 4 Glassdoor interviews include:
Group panel interview: 33%
Skills test: 33%
One on one interview: 33%
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