PhD Student applicants have rated the interview process at Uppsala University with 3.1 out of 5 (where 5 is the highest level of difficulty) and assessed their interview experience as 71% positive. To compare, the company-average is 77.1% positive. This is according to Glassdoor user ratings.
Candidates applying for PhD Student roles take an average of 42 days to get hired, when considering 15 user submitted interviews for this role. To compare, the hiring process at Uppsala University overall takes an average of 53 days.
Common stages of the interview process at Uppsala University as a PhD Student according to 15 Glassdoor interviews include:
Background check: 22%
Group panel interview: 19%
Presentation: 19%
Personality test: 11%
Phone interview: 7%
IQ intelligence test: 7%
Drug test: 7%
Skills test: 4%
Other: 4%
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I applied online. I interviewed at Uppsala University (Uppsala, Uppsala) in Jun 2023
Interview
First interview I just presented my master thesis. Next interview I had to do a coding challenge. It wasn't super tricky but it took I think like 2h and it was on time. I had to write a 4 page report also until the day after but that was special for my case.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
If I have experience with graphs. A bit about my previous work. A bit about work attitude. Nothing about me in general.
according to a manuscript, write down abstract within a certain time (2 hours). Followed by writing a proposal and describe what you would do during PhD studies. Usually around 4 people take turns to ask qusetions.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
What is your hobby and why do you choose this position
Presenting your previous research, and discussion on recent or keymark articles with the interviewers. Generally, no right or wrong answers; as long as the line of arguments/thoughts are reasonable; as to gauge your understanding of literature seems to be the goal and whether it is at the right level for research.