UC San Francisco Research Analyst interview experience

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United StatesPosted Nov 2020 · Candidate report, summarized by Dataford

My first step was a single initial interview conducted over Zoom, and the setting felt a little unusual at the start because we began with cameras off.

The questions started normally—things you’d expect in an interview—and then they shifted into scenario-style prompts where I had to describe how I would handle a given situation.

Later, the process I went through with another lab was much more intensive. After a phone screen, they flew me in and I ended up meeting essentially everyone in the lab. I spoke with senior lab members who asked a large number of questions tied closely to my research experience, and the in-person pace made it feel like a serious deep-dive rather than a quick getting-to-know-you.

In total, I felt both processes were

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