Columbia University Research Analyst interview experience

No offer

Easy

Positive

New York, NYPosted Apr 2017 · Candidate report, summarized by Dataford

I got pulled into the process through a direct relationship with the professor rather than a long recruiter-style sequence.

After transferring and joining as an undergraduate, I met with my professor about the position and we talked about concrete progress I’d made, including improvements to my Pendant Drop Tensiometer experiment.

In another similar experience, the professor meeting itself felt almost like a casual chat. I sat down one-on-one, and it didn’t feel like there was much pressure or anything particularly tough asked; at times it even seemed like the professor wasn’t very engaged in the conversation. Still, the process concluded with me being hired.

A more structured moment did happen in a Skype-based

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