I applied through college or university. The process took 2 weeks. I interviewed at The Ohio State University (Columbus, OH) in Feb 2015
Interview
It was fairly relaxed but informative. I learned more about that studies that the research team was involved in. I also discussed about what my role would be in the team, what types of things I would be learning, and what else I needed to do. I was informed that I needed to get a background check which took quite a long time since I'm not American.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Would you be comfortable shadowing a psychologist and sitting in on assessments?
I applied through college or university. I interviewed at The Ohio State University (Columbus, OH) in May 2026
Interview
It was a recorded online video interview. There was no live interviewer. I recorded my responses to questions about my background, previous experience, relevant skills, and interest in the program.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Please tell us about your background and previous research experience related to this Research Assistant position and what did you learned?
I interviewed at The Ohio State University (Columbus, OH)
Interview
Apply online, interview, answer questions, email back and forth to confirm availability, say yes, do paperwork with HR, and get going with the job after everything is confirmed with the manager.
They ask why are you interested and to express your passion. There was a nice a friendly environment and they were asking lots of question and what you want to do with your degreee
Research Assistant applicants have rated the interview process at The Ohio State University with 2.4 out of 5 (where 5 is the highest level of difficulty) and assessed their interview experience as 84% positive. To compare, the company-average is 77.4% positive. This is according to Glassdoor user ratings.
Candidates applying for Research Assistant roles take an average of 12 days to get hired, when considering 21 user submitted interviews for this role. To compare, the hiring process at The Ohio State University overall takes an average of 29 days.
Common stages of the interview process at The Ohio State University as a Research Assistant according to 21 Glassdoor interviews include:
One on one interview: 25%
Skills test: 18%
Background check: 14%
Phone interview: 14%
Group panel interview: 11%
Presentation: 7%
Drug test: 7%
Other: 4%
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