UUniversity of Cambridge·Research Analyst

University of Cambridge Research Analyst interview experience

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Cambridge, EnglandPosted Apr 2021 · Candidate report, summarized by Dataford

After applying through their online portal, I got invited to interview.

The main event was a short, presentation-heavy process that felt designed to see how I communicated my past work and how I thought about methods.

I had to prepare a brief presentation about a research project I’d been involved in. I brought material to help during the discussion, and the presentation to a small panel ran roughly five to ten minutes. After that, they asked questions about what I’d shown and then probed more deeply into my project before shifting into follow-ups about my CV and experience.

The push was very practical: I ended up being asked to explain a project I’d worked on,

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