Harvard University Research Scientist interview experience

No offer

Medium

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United StatesPosted Jun 2021 · Candidate report, summarized by Dataford

I had a phone interview first, and after that screening I was invited to “bust the lab,” which meant I joined the lab setting and presented my thesis work.

I delivered it for about an hour and then met lab members one by one.

In my version, everything was still relatively flexible but remote-leaning on the logistics side, so the core experience focused on discussing my research in detail. The group was interested in what I’d actually done, not just what I hoped to do next, and there was room for questions after the presentation. I walked away comfortable with how work-focused the conversation was, even though I ultimately didn’t get the offer.

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