University of Michigan Research Analyst interview experience

The discussion focused on basic research lab techniques, and it stayed grounded in practical questions about how I would perform common lab procedures. I specifically remember being asked about PCR and Western blots and how I’d go about the steps.

Most of the time, it was graduate students or PhD students interviewing me rather than the lab’s principal investigator. That made it feel less like a formal high-stakes presentation and more like a working conversation about whether I could handle day-to-day tasks in the lab.

I didn’t experience it as a heavy hurdle, and overall it felt