I applied online. The process took 4 months. I interviewed at Stanford University (Stanford, CA) in Sep 2010
Interview
The interview process begins when you are admitted as a graduate student. In order to be admitted you have to submit an application. Then if you're in the idea is to find an advisor willing to fund you. In order to get hired by a research group you will have to work on a project for a quarter and try to impress the professor.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
I had to develop an advection code during the quarter that is able to account for shocks.
I applied in-person. The process took 2 weeks. I interviewed at Stanford University (Stanford, CA) in Oct 2016
Interview
Interviewing for a position in a lab, as a PhD student. I was asked about my interests, why I wanted to do a PhD in this field. We then had a technical discussion where the Professor quizzed me about various engineering related aspects of a project
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
What are your long-term goals? What do you want to do with the skills you acquire during the PhD?
I applied online. The process took 5 days. I interviewed at Stanford University
Interview
I sent my resume and they called me in for an interview. The interview felt semi-formal, they seemed to just want to know who I was and what my interests were in. It was very simple and not as intimidating as I would have expected.
Graduate Research Assistant applicants have rated the interview process at Stanford University with 2.2 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 67.2% positive. This is according to Glassdoor user ratings.
Candidates applying for Graduate Research Assistant roles take an average of 39 days to get hired, when considering 7 user submitted interviews for this role. To compare, the hiring process at Stanford University overall takes an average of 30 days.
Common stages of the interview process at Stanford University as a Graduate Research Assistant according to 7 Glassdoor interviews include:
One on one interview: 40%
Presentation: 20%
Phone interview: 20%
Group panel interview: 10%
Other: 10%
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