I applied online. I interviewed at The Heart Research Institute (Newtown) in Sept 2025
Interview
I applied for a mat leave cover, received a phone call late Friday not long after application. Answered all the questions and basically said I already do everything they are looking for. The tone of the person who called indicated she wasn't interested in me. I hung up and didn't expect to ever hear from them again. I also told her my salary expectations and she said it was in line with the role.
The following Monday I got a call asking if I would come to an in person interview that day. I said yes.
At the interview they barely asked me any questions. Didn't ask for me to explain any of my experience. I was interviewed by two ladies who were nice but mostly talked about themselves, the role and requirements.
The second woman asked me my salary expectations, I told her the same thing I said to the other woman on the phone and she said they can't pay that high and it was a 10k under what I was looking for.
A couple days later I saw they re-advertised the role before telling me the outcome. Then they emailed me a generic unsuccessful email which I thought was ironic given then didn't ask me any questions in the interview.
Interview questions [2]
Question 1
During the phone screen I was asked about my experience managing HRIS systems, onboarding, probation periods, working with managers and recruitment.
I interviewed at The Heart Research Institute (Newtown)
Interview
One phone call interview, then a Zoom interview (during COVID times). Interview was only 10 mins long, as research group leader said that’s all the time they really need to make a decision.
I applied online. The process took 1 day. I interviewed at The Heart Research Institute (Sydney) in Sept 2011
Interview
Phone call to arrange interview. Face to face interview with the principle investigator and one other postdoc from the lab. Interview was held in a small conference room and lasted about half an hour. The principle investigator did most of the talking. He started with "So you are from [town I grew up in]! What is it like there?", to break the ice. He explained the role of the job a bit more than what was advertised, and then he went through my CV and asked me what was the main thing I was hoping to get out from this job. I was given a phone call on the same day asking whether or not I could take the job.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Do you have any experience in animal surgery? If not, do you have any hobbies that require being good with your hands?