Northwestern University·Research Analyst

Northwestern University Research Analyst interview experience

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Evanston, ILPosted Apr 2017 · Candidate report, summarized by Dataford

My interview experience leaned heavily technical, and it started with a clear signal that they cared about whether my work actually aligned with their research.

The questions dug into my detailed research experience, the courses I’d taken, and even asked me to walk through a course project—what the difficulties were and how I solved them. It didn’t feel like they were testing general knowledge so much as they were checking whether my approach matched their topics.

On the technical side, I also remember an interaction where I had to do a short assignment after the interview. I was asked to find a related article, summarize it, and explain what I could learn from it for the project they were working on. That really shifted the interview from “talk

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