Research Assistant applicants have rated the interview process at Wistar Institute with 2.9 out of 5 (where 5 is the highest level of difficulty) and assessed their interview experience as 86% positive. To compare, the company-average is 85.7% positive. This is according to Glassdoor user ratings.
Candidates applying for Research Assistant roles take an average of 4 days to get hired, when considering 7 user submitted interviews for this role. To compare, the hiring process at Wistar Institute overall takes an average of 12 days.
Common stages of the interview process at Wistar Institute as a Research Assistant according to 7 Glassdoor interviews include:
One on one interview: 43%
Phone interview: 29%
Skills test: 14%
Background check: 7%
Presentation: 7%
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First interview on zoom to ask questions about my expertise. I had to describe what I did on each previous role. Second interview in person to meet the team, this part was more casual.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Tell me about yourself and your previous experience.
I interviewed at Wistar Institute (Philadelphia, PA)
Interview
Short interview process. Asked about basic lab qualifications that I had and why I was interested working with the group. Asked about future career plans and how I saw my experience at Wistar fitting in with that. Overall good experience.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
What prior lab experience do you have? What research techniques can you perform?
I applied through college or university. The process took 1 week. I interviewed at Wistar Institute (Philadelphia, PA) in Sep 2023
Interview
Meeting with PI and then a few conversations with lab staff. Very straightforward and mostly focused on hard skills in the lab. There was also discussion of my future plans (PhD, industry, etc.)