I applied online. The process took 3 weeks. I interviewed at Salk Institute (La Jolla, CA) in Aug 2013
Interview
Met up with the lab manager first, and was asked a few basic questions about my motivations in science, why I felt this lab was a good fit for me, and what I hoped to do in the future. Also discussed previous work experience, what I gained, and what I hoped to gain here. Then met with the postdoc I would be working under, and discussed her research.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
What do you feel you will gain by being a part of the lab, and what do you feel you will contribute to the lab?
I applied online. The process took 2 weeks. I interviewed at Salk Institute (San Diego, CA) in Feb 2021
Interview
2 interviews 1 hour long each on zoom at. Interview was long.Series of questions and scenarios. Personality questions were asked.
Last step hr offers the job via call and email. The job was a full time position early am hours.
Long interview with repetitive questions
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Describe a time where flu showed leadership?
Describe a situation where you went above and beyond your job title?
How do you handle working with a coworker you don’t see eye to eye with?
Lab Assistant applicants have rated the interview process at Salk Institute with 3 out of 5 (where 5 is the highest level of difficulty) and assessed their interview experience as 100% positive. To compare, the company-average is 66.7% positive. This is according to Glassdoor user ratings.
Candidates applying for Lab Assistant roles take an average of 18 days to get hired, when considering 2 user submitted interviews for this role. To compare, the hiring process at Salk Institute overall takes an average of 21 days.
Common stages of the interview process at Salk Institute as a Lab Assistant according to 2 Glassdoor interviews include:
One on one interview: 33%
Personality test: 17%
Background check: 17%
Skills test: 17%
Phone interview: 17%
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