The Ohio State University·Research Analyst

The Ohio State University Research Analyst interview experience

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Columbus, OHPosted May 2018 · Candidate report, summarized by Dataford

My path started with networking in the most practical way—looking through department labs and finding professors whose funded research matched what I was interested in.

I narrowed it down to a short list, emailed about open positions, and waited for a response. That part moved quickly for me, and I was asked to set up a one-on-one meeting with the professor.

When I met them in their office, the conversation focused on my role as a research assistant and how my qualifications lined up with the group’s needs. It felt fairly direct: I discussed what I’d done before and what I would be doing next, and I could tell the professor cared about whether I was genuinely interested in researching with that team.

For another professor I approached through a referral, I

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