Researcher Interview Questions

“Define bioinformatics.”

“What do you plan to do five years from now or after you leave this position?”

“They just have a set of prepared questions. Interview will be based on that. Won't ask anything about your previous work or anything of that sorts.”

“Unfortunately, I don't recall any difficult questions. I normally expect to be challenged during an interview and was amazed that no technical question were asked at any point in the process.”

“How have you demonstrated your ability to work independently at a high level of productivity and initiative?”

“If X, Y and Z are three random variables such that X and Y have a correlation of 0.9, and Y and Z have correlation of 0.8, what are the minimum and maximum correlation that X and Z can have?”

“No really tough questions, I was mostly asked about the work and qualifications on my resume.”

“There was a lot of emphasis on technical know-how of optics techniques.”

“No hard or unusual questions. Each person wanted to know if working in a fast paced environment for 10+ hr days would be acceptable.”