Very straightforward. I got contacted within a month after applying to schedule an interview. The interview process was online due to the pandemic. Interview lasted approximately 1 hour. A very pleasant experience overall.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
A lot of questions on my background, experiences, and behavior. For example, how would your friends describe you? or Tell me about a time when you failed and what did you do in that situation?
I applied online. The process took 4 weeks. I interviewed at UCLA Health (Los Angeles, CA) in May 2025
Interview
They ask some basic questions to start with such as why do you want to pursue clinical research and why UCLA specifically. It then transitions into standard behavioral questions. Examples include: describe your biggest strength and weakness. Describe the main findings of your previous research experiences.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Describe how you manage stressful experiences with patients in a clinic setting?
I got an email that my application was sent to the hiring manager. Within 2 weeks, I received a request for an interview. The interview was a 30 minute video call.
normal, nothing really special. typical questions about my background, what i want to do, how i want to grow, etc. very nice people overall especially those working in the hr department