University of Oxford Research Analyst interview experience

No offer

Medium

Negative

Oxford, EnglandPosted Oct 2018 · Candidate report, summarized by Dataford

I went into the process expecting a fair conversation, but it didn’t feel that way.

The first interview I had was with a panel where the interviewers never really put me at ease—there were no friendly expressions, and their body language read as uninterested while I was talking. As I answered their questions, I left feeling belittled, especially when one of their lines of questioning circled back to why I hadn’t studied at Oxford.

Later, I ran into an even harsher version of the same pattern. I submitted my CV and covering letter, wasn’t shortlisted at first, then was asked to come in about a week later. I was told to prepare a short five-minute interview, and when I

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