Glassdoor users rated their interview experience at ZEW as 100% positive with a difficulty rating score of 2 out of 5 (where 5 is the highest level of difficulty). Candidates interviewing for Intern and rated their interviews as the hardest, whereas interviews for Intern and roles were rated as the easiest.
I was interviewed by 2 professors. Very warm and helpful. Make sure your interests and qualifications align to the department and role. Thoroughly prepare your application and be confident ..
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Motivation to apply, previous roles, academic qualifications
I applied online. The process took 2 weeks. I interviewed at ZEW (Mannheim) in Aug 2020
Interview
The interview went well and the interviewers are nice, both of them are from the same research group. First introduce the potential tasks and then ask questions. The interview lasted for 45 minutes.
The whole chat is pleasant, there is only one interview with the researcher fellows and no HR people are involved in the whole procedure. I basically enjoyed the interview, it was constructive.
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Question 1
What did you do during your last research experience?