UUniversity of Cambridge·Research Analyst

University of Cambridge Research Analyst interview experience

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United KingdomPosted Mar 2020 · Candidate report, summarized by Dataford

My process started with applying online, and then I was pulled into virtual screening before anything in-person.

I interviewed over Skype, and that first stage felt like a focused discussion about my background and how it connected to what the group wanted.

In the Skype interview, the panel of four experts asked me to describe my previous work and to connect it to the group’s interests. The questions were very tightly linked to the job specification, so it was fairly predictable, but they still pushed for concrete examples—especially when it came to methods and how directly my experience matched what they needed.

After that, the overall experience stayed low-stress and friendly. I later had an

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