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Interviewed Aug 2010 in Toronto, ON (Canada) (took a day)

Scientific: asked many questions related to my previous research (doctoral research). Detailed questions about the skills techniques learned in drug discovery and evaluation
Team player skills: a demonstration of good team playing skills
Mentorship abilities

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Describe some of the important research projects you were part of in graduate school?

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With examples the extend to which you have collaborated in research projects other than yours and what you learned in the process

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The interview consisted of a Phone Interview.

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Interviewed Nov 2011 in Toronto, ON (Canada) (took a day)

About a week after applying i got an email typed manually by a secretary booking an interview. 5 interviews each 30 - 45 mins back to back.
1 guy asked many technical questions. They all ended with brain teasers and 1 interview was very motivational and behavioral.
People were generally nice except for the same guy who asked many technicals.
I was competing with Harvard LSE Yale grads and they only had room for 1.

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9 balls in total and an old fashion scale. 1 of the 9 weighs more than the other. how do u find out which is the off ball

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I Applied Online and the interview consisted of a Phone Interview and a Skills Test.

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Overall Positive Experience

Received and Accepted Offer

Interviewed Jan 2010 in Toronto, ON (Canada) (took a day)

Got a post-doc by emailing the P.I., I think that my publications got me the job easily.

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They just asked me to send proof of my studies and following I got the letter of employment.

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Took what they offer me. There was no negotiation. Postdoc are paid below average.

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I Applied Online.

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Interviewed Jun 2008 in Toronto, ON (Canada) (took a day)

The undergraduate grade is important (GPA: at least 3.4 out of 4.0). Getting accepted into the program is not difficult, but finding a supevisor with funding is the tricky part. A good way to find out which professor has the most funding is perform a manual search on publication database (e.g. PubMed) and see who has the most publications in the past 3 - 5 years. Pick out 2 - 3 professor that has the highest productivity, and go for the one that you have interest and experience in.

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How can your experience contribute to our lab?

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Have you thought of an innovative question to explore within our lab's resources?

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The interview consisted of a 1:1 Interview and a Background Check.

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Overall Neutral Experience

Received and Accepted Offer

Interviewed Mar 2009 in Toronto, ON (Canada) (took a day)

You are greeted by the manager. The manager will ask you really general questions about your past experiences relating to sales or retail. She/he will also ask you have you ever operated a cash register before. The whole interview takes about 20-30 minutes. The interview is rather easy-going and pleasant. You do not need to wear formal interview clothes. Casual wear is fine for the interview and work.

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Did you have any past experiences relating to retail?

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I Applied Online and the interview consisted of a 1:1 Interview.

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Overall Positive Experience

Received and Accepted Offer

Interviewed Apr 2009 in Toronto, ON (Canada) (took a day)

I was intterviewed in the Robotics Lab, the interview was pretty simple with the prof, he looked at my experience and asked me a few questions on my previous involvement with the psychology and physiology of human gait system which was being modelled. Coupled with math and stat knowledge

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hw would you model gait pattern of human in emotion

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I applied In-Person and the interview consisted of a 1:1 Interview, an IQ/Intelligence Test, a Skills Test and a Personality Test.

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Received and Accepted Offer

Interviewed May 2007 in Mississauga, ON (Canada) (took a day)

The interview was basically a simple household maintenance test. Fire alarm batteries were flipped over, toilet water supply turned off, fuse box tampered with etc. You basically walk in, answer two or three questions then the test begins. You are not told what to expect, only that you have 5 mins to fix everything you consider to be wrong. Real simple.

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Problem 1? Toilet water supply turned of. Flush first to make sure.

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Problem 2? Smoke detector off.

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There was none just a fixed rate of $13

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Interviewed Mar 2009 in Toronto, ON (Canada) (took a day)

After the initial emails, sent to many primary investigators, I received an email from one of the junior researchers looking for a research assistant to help with a project. The initial email gave me an idea of what the project was about, so I read about it beforehand to have something to say during the interview. Also, during the interview, there were several background questions regarding the material required knowledge for the project, which I was able to answer. Very down-to-earth atmosphere and carefree interview, just to find someone to help them with their project. Overall good process, but should rely less on marks before choosing someone. Perhaps some more weight on previous experience would help.