Postdoctoral Research Fellow applicants have rated the interview process at Stanford University with 2.9 out of 5 (where 5 is the highest level of difficulty) and assessed their interview experience as 100% positive. To compare, the company-average is 67.1% positive. This is according to Glassdoor user ratings.
Candidates applying for Postdoctoral Research Fellow roles take an average of 23 days to get hired, when considering 10 user submitted interviews for this role. To compare, the hiring process at Stanford University overall takes an average of 30 days.
Common stages of the interview process at Stanford University as a Postdoctoral Research Fellow according to 10 Glassdoor interviews include:
Phone interview: 24%
One on one interview: 19%
Presentation: 19%
Group panel interview: 14%
Skills test: 14%
Personality test: 5%
Other: 5%
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I applied through college or university. I interviewed at Stanford University in Nov 2014
Accepted offer
Positive experience
Average interview
Application
I applied in-person. The process took 2 months. I interviewed at Stanford University (Palo Alto, CA) in Apr 2013
Interview
Found a posting online and contacted the PI directly. Had a series of Skype interviews with the PI and a call with the lab members. After that was offered a position.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Asked to prepare a presentation on my own work in grad school. Was also asked to read a few papers and share my ideas.
I met with my adviser when he was visiting my grad school for a talk, presented my research in a condensed 15 minute ppt. He asked me a mix of technical and non-technical questions. I was offered the position the very next day.
Individual meeting with prinicipal investigator and other lab members, including other postdoctoral fellows, graduate researchers, and undergraduate students; Oral presentation consisted of work I performed during graduate school and ideas for projects I wanted to pursue in the new lab.