I applied through an employee referral. The process took 3 weeks. I interviewed at UCLA (Los Angeles, CA) in Mar 2015
Interview
Got the job by emailing a professor I had and asked if there were any postdoc opportunities. Submitted my CV along with the email. A casual lunch and meeting with other researchers. No formal interview process.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
There was no formal interview. We had an informal lunch and then I met with senior researchers. The senior researchers asked me basic questions about my research and what I was interested in.
I had a phone interview with both primary investigators on the project and submitted a few writing samples of similar work. They asked about research interests and how this fit in with my long term plan
I applied online. The process took 7 weeks. I interviewed at UCLA (Los Angeles, CA) in Jan 2016
Interview
Talk with the professor, and discuss one some basic research projects that I did before. Also we discussed on some current popular research area. Furthermore, we discussed some papers I published before. We also have a lunch together, in which we discussed some possible projects to do in the future, and the professor introduced me the research, and the current group research projects.
I applied through college or university. The process took 1 day. I interviewed at UCLA
Interview
There was a phone call which consisted of me discussing academic background and previous research. We also discussed the current projects ongoing in the UCLA lab and which of these I would be most interested and suited to participating in. We subsequently discussed potential start dates.
Postdoctoral Scholar applicants have rated the interview process at UCLA with 2.3 out of 5 (where 5 is the highest level of difficulty) and assessed their interview experience as 71% positive. To compare, the company-average is 74.8% positive. This is according to Glassdoor user ratings.
Candidates applying for Postdoctoral Scholar roles take an average of 15 days to get hired, when considering 7 user submitted interviews for this role. To compare, the hiring process at UCLA overall takes an average of 28 days.
Common stages of the interview process at UCLA as a Postdoctoral Scholar according to 7 Glassdoor interviews include:
Phone interview: 23%
One on one interview: 23%
Group panel interview: 15%
Presentation: 15%
Background check: 8%
Other: 8%
Skills test: 8%
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