University of Pennsylvania·Research Analyst

University of Pennsylvania Research Analyst interview experience

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Philadelphia, PAPosted Jul 2025 · Candidate report, summarized by Dataford

My experience involved a couple of different interview setups depending on the role and team.

One part of the process included timed online video prompts on a secure monitoring website, followed by a phone interview. Another version I went through asked me to meet with the direct team multiple times—basically interacting with the people I would be working alongside.

Across those stages, I felt like they were measuring both how I handled structured prompts and how I communicated with the team in conversation. The prompts were the most surprising element because the timing pressure made it harder to “think out loud” naturally, and then the phone screen felt like a reset back to

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