University of Michigan Research Analyst interview experience

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United KingdomPosted May 2026 · Candidate report, summarized by Dataford

After a recruiter-style first screen, I moved into two technical interviews and then a final HR conversation.

The overall process felt structured and communication was mostly clear, but it stretched out long enough that it started to feel disproportionate for the research analyst level. The later stages included questions that pulled me into personal circumstances like availability and childcare, and that honestly caught me off guard because it didn’t feel tightly connected to what the role actually required.

The technical parts leaned into my background and what I had done before—coursework and research experience, plus how my prior work mapped to the role. The interviewers I spoke with were

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