Weekend long interview process with faculty meeting and students meetings. A bit draining with all of the different meetings, but very interesting. Included tour of Nationwide children’s hospital. Some aspects were fairly disorganized. But it is mostly student run, so that is to be expected
I interviewed at The Ohio State University (Columbus, OH)
Interview
You apply online, if selected you get an invitation to come to campus in the Winter/Spring
When you are there you are interviewed by the program director and 3 to 5 potential mentors
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
What are your research interests and how those align with x lab
I applied online. The process took 2 months. I interviewed at The Ohio State University (Columbus, OH) in Jan 2023
Interview
Contacted by a new professor at the university. Short (20) minute interview. He stated that he is looking for domestic applicants, primarily students who are already attending the Ohio State University.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Asked about research background, research interests.
PhD Student applicants have rated the interview process at The Ohio State University with 2.3 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 77.4% positive. This is according to Glassdoor user ratings.
Candidates applying for PhD Student roles take an average of 60 days to get hired, when considering 3 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 PhD Student according to 3 Glassdoor interviews include:
One on one interview: 67%
Background check: 33%
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