Columbia University Research Analyst interview experience

One opportunity involved a post-doc reviewing me and walking me through the project in detail, especially since I didn’t have a ton of directly relevant background. The conversation still included questions about my previous experiences, but it felt like they were assessing how I’d learn and contribute within the research framework they already had.

In another lab-based interview, the questioning went into technical mechanical systems topics, and I could tell the professor was genuinely interested in the projects I’d done during undergrad. Even though it was an interview format, the way it