University of Maryland Research Analyst interview experience

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College Park, MDPosted May 2017 · Candidate report, summarized by Dataford

I went into the process knowing it would involve both conversation and a bit of presenting.

I met with prospective research advisers and toured their labs, and I also ended up discussing the work with postdocs and senior graduate students. That part made the interview feel more like a walkthrough of how the lab operated day to day.

They then asked me to make a brief presentation about what I was interested in and what I’d done during a laboratory rotation. The goal seemed to be alignment—whether my interests matched what the group was actually working on.

It wasn’t described as a long or punishing process, but it was definitely interactive and required participation, not just

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