MIT·Research Scientist

MIT Research Scientist interview experience

Got offer

Hard

Negative

Posted Aug 2010 · Candidate report, summarized by Dataford

This one took a lot longer than I expected in terms of sheer number of steps.

I went through five separate interviews before I was finally invited onsite, and the onsite day itself began on a good note. I first met with the manager of the group, and that conversation went well.

Then I moved to a senior scientist in the group, and the tone shifted sharply. The interaction turned openly hostile and the comments I heard made it clear I wasn’t being evaluated purely on fit or work; it was personal and shocking. After that, I interviewed with someone in a different area of the lab, and that went well enough to restore some balance. Still, the most important

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