I applied in-person. The process took 1 day. I interviewed at Worcester Polytech (Worcester, MA) in Jan 2011
Interview
As a Teaching Assistance at this school, there is no difficulties at all to approach any professors to get hired as a Research Assistance. It is just the matter of which topic you choose and what your background is. I emailed a professor that I was interested in and wrote my intention and my background. Later on he relied and asked to meet. Then we met for about 1 hour and half discussing my previous research experiences and future projects. We were both satisfied after the meeting then I became a Research Assistance.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
No unexpected questions. The whole conversation with the interviewer (later became my advisor) focused on previous research experiences
I applied through university. The process took 2 days. I interviewed at Worcester Polytech (Worcester, MA) in Mar 2022
Interview
They ask normally about your skills, why you will fit for the position, how you could help them. Also, the professor are very intelligent and could detect if you are not a perfect fit and your skills doesn't match what you wrote in resume
First I reached out to a professor/lab manager expressing my interest in the work they do and possibly joining the team, arranging a meeting/call as an informal interview to see your fit for the role, subsequent position acceptance/declination
I applied through other source. I interviewed at Worcester Polytech (Worcester, MA)
Interview
It was a very straightforward interview where I met with the head of the processing lab and was given a general idea of what the summer internship was going to look like.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Do I have experience in working on research before?