I applied online. The process took 2 weeks. I interviewed at MD Anderson Cancer Center (Houston, TX) in Jan 2018
Interview
You first talk with the head of the department where he asks numerous questions based on your resume and questions to get to know a little bit of your personality and then the associate professors. You also get to see the lab if they like you. You meet all the co-workers. If they like you alot they might ask for a second interview with their technicians and other administrative members of the group that can ask you more questions regarding stuff you put on your resume and also to see your personality.
The process included an initial interview followed by a panel interview with lab members. Everyone was kind and gracious. The interviews were about a week apart. I received my offer roughly a week after the panel interview.
Very fast and efficient, HR wasn’t as responsive. It was very smoothly with the department I interviewed for but HR takes very long time to reach out for. They call you to make you an offer and get you off guards without giving you time to think it through
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Why do you want to work here?
What are your strengths ?
Your weaknesses?
Tell us about yourself
I applied online. The process took 5 months. I interviewed at MD Anderson Cancer Center (Houston, TX) in Nov 2019
Interview
The interview itself was good. It was a conference call instead of the typical in-person interview, due to covid-19 protocols. There were a total of 3 interviewers (1 professor, 1 scientist, and 1 member of another dept.). They were very kind, courteous, and respectful. Everything performed in the lab was laid out to me and they answered all of my questions.
The reason for the neutral rating amd not a good rating is the time it takes to even get an interview. I would say it takes about 5-6 months from submitting an application to receiving an offer letter. It takes a minimum of 1 month for them to reach out to you simply for a phone interview. This could have simply been a special case and a more qualified candidate would probably not want as long. However, this was my experience with the interview process at MD Anderson.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
What was the topic of your research in graduate school?
What is your experience with molecular/translational biology?
