Glassdoor users rated their interview experience at European University Institute as 50% positive with a difficulty rating score of 3.5 out of 5 (where 5 is the highest level of difficulty). Candidates interviewing for PhD Student and Research Associate rated their interviews as the hardest, whereas interviews for PhD Student and Research Associate roles were rated as the easiest.
The hiring process at European University Institute takes an average of 30 days when considering 2 user submitted interviews across all job titles. Candidates applying for Research Associate had the quickest hiring process (on average 30 days), whereas Research Associate roles had the slowest hiring process (on average 30 days).
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I applied online. I interviewed at European University Institute (Florence) in Apr 2024
Interview
Il collloquio si articola in una prova scritta di 1 ora e poi un colloquio con almeno un rappresentante dello staff committee e 2/3 staff members che lavorano nel settore della vacancy.
I applied online. The process took 4 weeks. I interviewed at European University Institute (Florence)
Interview
The process was divided into 3 steps
1 Step: application online (very comprehensive, lots of details)
2 step: timed online test (open ended questions)
3 step: interview with selection committee
I applied online. I interviewed at European University Institute
Interview
There were six people interviewing me for a PhD position: five professors and one current PhD student. We had strictly 30 min. In the beginning I presentd my research proposal in 5 min and for the rest the professors were asking me questions one by one, only regarding my proposal.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
They asked about my research proposal - research design and methodology