I interviewed at Medical Research Council (Manchester, England)
Interview
Was okay - standard PhD questions (why a PhD, career goals) and a 10 min presentation on a research project and a lay summary of PhD project. Not too bad
I applied online. The process took 3 months. I interviewed at Medical Research Council (Cardiff, Wales) in Jan 2019
Interview
I applied online and was invited to interview approx 3 weeks later. The interview was 1 month later. The interview was 30 minutes long including presenting some data I had been involved in followed by a panel interview of four academics. They were all very friendly. The interview was in Cardiff.
Interview questions [2]
Question 1
What challenges do you foresee and how would you overcome them?
I applied online. The process took 2 days. I interviewed at Medical Research Council (London, England) in Jan 2017
Interview
Firstly there was a panel interview to assess our critical thinking. Then the group leaders who were hiring gave a poster sessions to give the interviewees an understanding of what research is going on. Then 1 to 1 conversations with group you are interested in to decide which group is the best fit.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
You had to discuss a journal article of their choosing.
