Harvard University Research Analyst interview experience

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United StatesPosted Jan 2022 · Candidate report, summarized by Dataford

My interview felt demanding from the start because it was designed to probe technical fit and lab culture together.

I went through a fairly extensive process with multiple meetings, including one-on-one time with a PI and time spent with lab members. The overall goal seemed to be getting to know whether I’d work well within the group, not just whether I could answer questions.

The questioning stayed technical and specific, focused on my research knowledge and how transferable my experience would be to the project. In my case, at least one part of the process felt uncomfortable: some professors asked antagonistic questions, and one of them even made a remark about where I went to school for undergrad. That

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