Washington University in St. Louis interviews FAQs
Graduate Research Assistant applicants have rated the interview process at Washington University in St. Louis with 2.3 out of 5 (where 5 is the highest level of difficulty) and assessed their interview experience as 83% positive. To compare, the company-average is 71.3% positive. This is according to Glassdoor user ratings.
Candidates applying for Graduate Research Assistant roles take an average of 4 days to get hired, when considering 6 user submitted interviews for this role. To compare, the hiring process at Washington University in St. Louis overall takes an average of 28 days.
Common stages of the interview process at Washington University in St. Louis as a Graduate Research Assistant according to 6 Glassdoor interviews include:
One on one interview: 38%
Background check: 25%
IQ intelligence test: 13%
Phone interview: 13%
Presentation: 13%
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The process took 1 day. I interviewed at Washington University in St. Louis (Saint Louis, MO) in Nov 2008
Interview
I had two telephone conversations with different professors about my research interests and their research programs. Both conversations were very friendly and casual. Shortly after these phone calls I received email indicating that I was likely going to be admitted to the program. This email came several weeks before the official notice from the university.
I interviewed at Washington University in St. Louis
Interview
Questions about past experience, knowledge of software, background knowledge on certain topics. Also behavioral portion where questions about work ethic and how I’ve handled past situations. Not very long or challenging.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Questions about past academic experience and knowledge
I applied through college or university. I interviewed at Washington University in St. Louis
Interview
There are two professors attending the interview. I presented my work in Powerpoints slides. It was a pretty easy job, and then there were a few questions following that.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Why you used such devices in your previous experiments?
I applied online. The process took 1 week. I interviewed at Washington University in St. Louis (Saint Louis, MO) in Dec 2015
Interview
There was no interview. After attending graduate school, you had 1 year of rotation work to select which lab to work for. Hence, while selecting the labs the PI did interview you to see if you were the best match for the lab.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
What sort of graduate work, you are interested in?