Washington University in St. Louis interviews FAQs
Postdoctoral Fellow applicants have rated the interview process at Washington University in St. Louis with 2.8 out of 5 (where 5 is the highest level of difficulty) and assessed their interview experience as 80% positive. To compare, the company-average is 71.3% positive. This is according to Glassdoor user ratings.
Candidates applying for Postdoctoral Fellow roles take an average of 6 days to get hired, when considering 5 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 Postdoctoral Fellow according to 5 Glassdoor interviews include:
Presentation: 27%
Group panel interview: 18%
Phone interview: 18%
One on one interview: 18%
Personality test: 9%
Skills test: 9%
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I interviewed at Washington University in St. Louis
Interview
It was nice. Some technical questions. Mostly from CV. It was 2 hours interview presenting my thesis. You need to present a power point presentation . I hope that can help others
I applied through other source. The process took 2 weeks. I interviewed at Washington University in St. Louis in Mar 2025
Interview
Depending on the lab that you're interviewing with, I had a zoom interview where I gave my thesis presentation to the lab members and PI followed by one-on-one meeting with all of the members. Upon talking to the PI (last interview of the day), you're either invited to come visit or not. If you're invited, most likely you'll get the verbal offer at the very least.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Why do you want to work in this lab? Given all of the projects in the lab, which project do you think you will fit in the best?
I interviewed at Washington University in St. Louis
Interview
There were two rounds of interviews, and the process lasted just over a month. First round was 30 minutes, in the second I gave a presentation on my dissertation research.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
They asked about my dissertation research and how I would incorporate that research in the classroom.