MIT·Research Analyst

MIT Research Analyst interview experience

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Boston, MAPosted Nov 2015 · Candidate report, summarized by Dataford

I kept it simple and reached out by email, asking if any research positions were available and sharing the skills I had.

After a short telephone conversation about what I could do and what they needed, I got an offer a couple of weeks later.

My experience with MIT research was also very relationship-driven. I started by staying in touch and collaborating with the lab I wanted, and it ended up turning into paid research without any really formal interview—more like a months-long process of contribution and trust. In another situation, I emailed the professor I was interested in and met him to discuss the research directly, with no formal interview at all. The most straightforward version of it felt like

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