PhD Candidate applicants have rated the interview process at University of Cambridge with 5 out of 5 (where 5 is the highest level of difficulty) and assessed their interview experience as 100% positive. To compare, the company-average is 100% positive. This is according to Glassdoor user ratings.
Candidates applying for PhD Candidate roles take an average of 150 days to get hired, when considering 1 user submitted interviews for this role. To compare, the hiring process at University of Cambridge overall takes an average of 105 days.
Common stages of the interview process at University of Cambridge as a PhD Candidate according to 1 Glassdoor interviews include:
One on one interview: 33%
Skills test: 33%
Phone interview: 33%
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I applied through university. The process took 5 months. I interviewed at University of Cambridge (Cambridge, England) in Jul 2011
Interview
A phone interview with my potential supervisor where he asked me about my background. Tested on engineering formula and asked lots of questions about my background. I was also asked about my proposal for the project.
I was then invited to meet the research group during their conference. There, I was about to chat with the team and see if I was a good fit
30 min interview with 3 committee members Asked me general questions about my Scientific Back ground. Also my masters experience and technics i can use. Nothing too difficult came out during the interview process.
I applied online. I interviewed at University of Cambridge (Cambridge, England) in Feb 2023
Interview
I applied for a PhD in DAMTP through the online application form. About a month or two later, I received an email from my current supervisor asking whether I was available for an online interview the next morning. The interview took about 45-60 minutes, and was relatively informal. Questions were asked on my background, courses, knowledge, research experience ... All fair and relevant questions, and a second assessor was present for the interview process.
The process took 2 weeks. I interviewed at University of Cambridge (Cambridge, England)
Interview
I had a 30 minutes interview with my current supervisor. The interview was very informal, they asked some questions about myself and then they asked me to talk about a specific project. I had to prepare a 20 minutes presentation