Research Assistant applicants have rated the interview process at University of Cambridge with 3 out of 5 (where 5 is the highest level of difficulty) and assessed their interview experience as 79% positive. To compare, the company-average is 79.7% positive. This is according to Glassdoor user ratings.
Candidates applying for Research Assistant roles take an average of 32 days to get hired, when considering 42 user submitted interviews for this role. To compare, the hiring process at University of Cambridge overall takes an average of 34 days.
Common stages of the interview process at University of Cambridge as a Research Assistant according to 42 Glassdoor interviews include:
Group panel interview: 47%
Presentation: 11%
Phone interview: 11%
Skills test: 11%
Background check: 9%
One on one interview: 6%
Drug test: 2%
Personality test: 2%
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I applied online. The process took 3 weeks. I interviewed at University of Cambridge (Cambridge, England) in Jul 2016
Interview
The interview was with the research team but an HR member was also present in the room. The whole research team seemed very unenthusiastic and cold. I'm very good with people and I found it incredibly uncomfortable in there. No difficult questions, just standard "Tell us what relevant experience you have", "What do you know about XXXXXX?" etc. They honestly seemed to have no interest in my answers. Easy questions, difficult people. After half an hour of questions, I went to the lab to demonstrate I can use a Gilson. Safe to say I didn't get the job.
Single interview for summer research position
Good questions - focussed on knowledge of field and technical knowledge
Nice intervewer
overall highly rate and would interview again
drawback was that interview was quite short, would like more time
Given enough notice before the interview, told who was interviewing and overall a very straightforward. I would recommend. Feedback was also given at the end. The questions asked were relevant to the position.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
How would I apply my specific skills to the research they are conducting?
It was an online 25 min interview with 3 members of the committee. Each of them were supervisor in the project each from a different field. At the end they said that the result will be delivered online in a week.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Describe your previous experience and the most memorable article that influenced your decision to study here