UUniversity of British Columbia·Research Analyst

University of British Columbia Research Analyst interview experience

No offer

Medium

Positive

Vancouver, BCPosted Apr 2025 · Candidate report, summarized by Dataford

I had a 45-minute interview with a previous research coordinator and the head of the department.

The conversation sounded complex at first, but as I settled into it, the questions felt more basic than they were presented—almost like they circled around similar themes.

After the interview, I was given a task that stood out: I had to write an email and a tweet. That part was different from the usual Q&A format and forced me to think about how I’d communicate clearly, not just how I’d answer content-heavy questions.

Overall, it was an average difficulty experience, and I didn’t get an offer. My main reflection was that the structure made it easy to get thrown off by how the questions were

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