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      Research Assistant Interview

      Jul 20, 2026
      Anonymous Interview Candidate
      New Haven, CT
      No offer
      Neutral experience
      Average interview

      Application

      I applied online. I interviewed at Yale University (New Haven, CT) in Mar 2024

      Interview

      It was a summer intern position at Emotion, Health, and Psychophysiology Lab. They asked me about my background and different experiences and give me time to ask questions in the end.

      Interview questions [1]

      Question 1

      I had one hypothetical question at the end about what I would have done if I had been the first to arrive in the lab, but there was already a participant waiting to participate in the study.
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      Other Research Assistant Interview Reviews for Yale University

      Research Assistant Interview

      Nov 10, 2025
      Anonymous Interview Candidate
      New Haven, CT
      No offer
      Positive experience
      Average interview

      Application

      I interviewed at Yale University (New Haven, CT)

      Interview

      They ask you about why specific research lab, what can you bring to Yale and what can the lab bring to you, and they ask questions about your previous research papers.

      Interview questions [1]

      Question 1

      Why did you choose your undergrad university and how did you make use of the research resources there
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      Research Assistant Interview

      Jul 15, 2024
      Anonymous employee
      Accepted offer
      Positive experience
      Easy interview

      Application

      I applied in-person. The process took 1 day. I interviewed at Yale University in May 2024

      Interview

      I did not have to interview for this position. I was hired for this role because I was asked to do it for a professor whose class I took in the year prior to the job offer.

      Research Assistant Interview

      Apr 10, 2024
      Anonymous Interview Candidate
      No offer
      Positive experience
      Average interview

      Application

      I applied online. I interviewed at Yale University

      Interview

      Direct interview with professors. They asked me about my background, previous research experience, programming skills, grades and the content of some advanced graduate courses, and the familiarity with topics they were working on. Because my research experience is not very matched with their fields, I was asked to complete another technical exercise in the following days.

      Interview questions [1]

      Question 1

      introduce yourself. research interest. describe one of your previous independent project.
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      Yale University interviews FAQs

      • Research Assistant applicants have rated the interview process at Yale University with 2.7 out of 5 (where 5 is the highest level of difficulty) and assessed their interview experience as 81% positive. To compare, the company-average is 72.2% positive. This is according to Glassdoor user ratings.
      • Candidates applying for Research Assistant roles take an average of 11 days to get hired, when considering 22 user submitted interviews for this role. To compare, the hiring process at Yale University overall takes an average of 33 days.
      • Common stages of the interview process at Yale University as a Research Assistant according to 22 Glassdoor interviews include:

        One on one interview:  44%

        Personality test:  11%

        Group panel interview:  11%

        Drug test:  11%

        Skills test:  11%

        Presentation:  6%

        Phone interview:  6%

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