Penn State·Research Analyst

Penn State Research Analyst interview experience

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University Park, PAPosted Oct 2009 · Candidate report, summarized by Dataford

I didn’t really go through a multi-step interview process the way I’d expected.

Based on what I learned from others who worked there, the main thing was getting noticed quickly enough to be contacted, and for me that seemed to happen faster than it does for most people.

The bigger surprise was how slow things can be after you apply. Penn State typically took months to make any kind of decision, and everything was handled through their website. That meant there wasn’t much I could control day to day—if I didn’t hear anything right away, it was usually just because it took time for them to act.

What stood out most was how much recommendations seemed to matter. If I had

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