I applied through college or university. The process took 1 day. I interviewed at UC Santa Barbara
Interview
There is only one round interview, which is directly talking to the lab chair. Very friendly chat. There are two main topics. First is about personal experience, like name, background, interests. Then the professor asks some questions about skills related to the research subjects. For my case, if your previous work is sufficient, there will not be coding qustions.
I interviewed at UC Santa Barbara (Santa Barbara, CA)
Interview
Brief one on one interview that was very relaxed. I emailed beforehand asking about positions and to set up a time to meet. We went over interests and different types of research.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
What type of research do you want to pursue within the realm of economics?
The interview process was casual and consisted of grad students asking undergrad students why they wanted to get involved in the research. This was a non-paying research internship in the psychology department.
Research Assistant applicants have rated the interview process at UC Santa Barbara with 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 83.4% positive. This is according to Glassdoor user ratings.
Candidates applying for Research Assistant roles take an average of 2 days to get hired, when considering 5 user submitted interviews for this role. To compare, the hiring process at UC Santa Barbara overall takes an average of 18 days.
Common stages of the interview process at UC Santa Barbara as a Research Assistant according to 5 Glassdoor interviews include:
One on one interview: 33%
Drug test: 11%
Presentation: 11%
Group panel interview: 11%
Skills test: 11%
Phone interview: 11%
IQ intelligence test: 11%
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