Duke University Research Analyst interview experience

No offer

Medium

Positive

Durham, NCPosted May 2025 · Candidate report, summarized by Dataford

I went through a single interview that felt genuinely strong—friendly conversation, and I really connected with the role and the location.

It wasn’t a drawn-out, multi-round ordeal from what I experienced; it was just one interview and then I waited.

After the interview, I didn’t hear back for a long time, and that silence started to wear on me. I ended up waiting about 30 days before I was left wondering if the delay was normal. The only thing I could really go on was how much I liked the place and how well the conversation went.

In the end, I didn’t receive an offer, and the toughest part wasn’t the interview itself—it was the long uncertainty afterward. I still remember the location as a standout, and I also learned how

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