I applied through university. The process took 1 day. I interviewed at Georgia State University in Nov 2014
Interview
Interview is pretty simple.They ask simple questions such as explain about yourself and mainly about how you got to know about the university. They want to know your background so that they can assign you to the right person to work under. They want to get to know you and whether you join the university.
Interviews were not hard, its just competitive since they are paying for your tuition. I would get to know the person hiring before interviewing so you have a better chance of getting the role.
I interviewed at Georgia State University (Atlanta, GA)
Interview
Straight forward and behavioral If you know the STAR method you’ll be fine just master the behavioral interview questions format and the star format. Overall the interview process was easy and the interviewers were also very relaxed
I emailed one professor about any available assistantships and she referred me to the one that I am currently in. I emailed them and they set up an interview. I did a virtual interview with the supervisor and the director.