Karolinska Institute interview questions
Updated Apr 13, 2026Difficulty
Average
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- 12%In PersonIn Person
- 6%OtherOther
- 3%Campus RecruitingCampus Recruiting
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Karolinska Institute interviews FAQs
- Glassdoor users rated their interview experience at Karolinska Institute as 79.6% positive with a difficulty rating score of 2.7 out of 5 (where 5 is the highest level of difficulty). Candidates interviewing for Postdoctoral and PhD Graduate Student rated their interviews as the hardest, whereas interviews for Graduate Student and Biomedical Engineer roles were rated as the easiest.
- The hiring process at Karolinska Institute takes an average of 23 days when considering 44 user submitted interviews across all job titles. To compare, the average duration of hiring at similar companies like BlackRock, Inc. is 14 days, Fabricated Software, Inc. is 2 days, and Apple Inc. is 21 days. Candidates applying for Assistant Professor had the quickest hiring process (on average 1 day), whereas Postdoctoral roles had the slowest hiring process (on average 35 days).
- Common stages of the interview process at Karolinska Institute according to 44 Glassdoor interviews include:
One on one interview: 22%
Presentation: 17%
Skills test: 16%
Group panel interview: 16%
Background check: 13%
Phone interview: 12%
Personality test: 3%
IQ intelligence test: 1%
Drug test: 1%
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