I applied online. The process took 5 weeks. I interviewed at The Scripps Research Institute (San Diego, CA) in Feb 2025
Interview
You usually first meet with the student/RA at the lab, then you will meet with the PI directly. My PI is super nice, and she asked general questions: introduce yourself, your research experience/work experience, and what you want to do in the future.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Introduce yourself/talk about your research experience/work experience
I interviewed at The Scripps Research Institute (San Diego, CA)
Interview
Straight forward, dependant on PI. Initial interview with HR, Then PI, then panel w/ PI and lab members. Pretty standard. Sometimes can be hard to reach because busy with research
I applied online. I interviewed at The Scripps Research Institute (Jupiter, FL) in Apr 2021
Interview
2 interviews:
1) an "on demand" interview where you film yourself answering questions - you have 30 sec to read the question and 3 min to respond (this is an awkward process)
2) interview with the PI, pretty casual
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Lots of weird questions in the on-demand interview
"Why wouldn't we hire you?"
"What did you learn from your parents that helps you in the workplace?"