University of Pennsylvania·Research Analyst

University of Pennsylvania Research Analyst interview experience

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Philadelphia, PAPosted Jul 2019 · Candidate report, summarized by Dataford

I started by emailing a professor or department in the area I was interested in, sending my resume and cover letter.

The reply pace felt quick: I got an email if my background looked like a match, and then I was brought in by phone or asked to come to campus depending on where I was located.

The actual interview felt pretty short and conversational. I either met the professor directly for a one-on-one discussion or talked with a graduate student, and I mostly focused on my interests and how my prior work connected to what their lab was doing. A common theme was that they just wanted to get to know me—what I’d done before, what projects I’d worked on, and what availability I had. In some versions of this

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