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      Research Assistant Interview

      23 Sept 2010
      Anonymous employee
      Accepted offer
      Positive experience
      Average interview

      Application

      The process took 2 days. I interviewed at Yale University in Mar 2008

      Interview

      1:1 interview, mainly regarding fit and past research experience. I was asked to give a brief presentation about my master's thesis project. I also met with an HR representative, and was asked to go through my resume and explain my educational background in more detail. They said they would let me know the following day, and I received a call with a formal verbal offer, and the formal written offer arrived the day after that.

      Interview questions [1]

      Question 1

      Why do you want to work for this particular lab?
      Answer question

      Other Research Assistant interview reviews for Yale University

      Research Assistant Interview

      10 Nov 2025
      Anonymous interview candidate
      New Haven, CT
      No offer
      Positive experience
      Average interview

      Application

      I interviewed at Yale University (New Haven, CT)

      Interview

      They ask you about why specific research lab, what can you bring to Yale and what can the lab bring to you, and they ask questions about your previous research papers.

      Interview questions [1]

      Question 1

      Why did you choose your undergrad university and how did you make use of the research resources there
      Answer question

      Research Assistant Interview

      15 Jul 2024
      Anonymous employee
      Accepted offer
      Positive experience
      Easy interview

      Application

      I applied in-person. The process took 1 day. I interviewed at Yale University in May 2024

      Interview

      I did not have to interview for this position. I was hired for this role because I was asked to do it for a professor whose class I took in the year prior to the job offer.

      Research Assistant Interview

      10 Apr 2024
      Anonymous interview candidate
      No offer
      Positive experience
      Average interview

      Application

      I applied online. I interviewed at Yale University

      Interview

      Direct interview with professors. They asked me about my background, previous research experience, programming skills, grades and the content of some advanced graduate courses, and the familiarity with topics they were working on. Because my research experience is not very matched with their fields, I was asked to complete another technical exercise in the following days.

      Interview questions [1]

      Question 1

      introduce yourself. research interest. describe one of your previous independent project.
      Answer question

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