J'ai postulé via la recommandation d'un employé. Le processus a pris 2 mois. J'ai passé un entretien chez MIT (Cambridge, MA) en mai 2011
Entretien
I first met the postdoc I was hired to work for at a lab meeting at Children's Hospital Boston. I was recruited by a PI at MGH, and she openly protested and offered me a position on the spot.
I had a formal interview and another post-doc decided he wanted to have me work for him as well, so I ended up having two separate projects to work for full time (in hindsight, this was a mistake).
The interview itself was pretty informal. I was asked about what research areas I was interested in, what my goals were, and the usual interview banter. The PI of the lab later told me that one of my recommenders (I didn't know it at the time, but a collaborating PI) said he'd "have to be insane not to hire me". Lesson learned: never underestimate the value/power of what others say about you (both positive, and negative).
J'ai postulé en ligne. Le processus a pris 3 semaines. J'ai passé un entretien chez MIT (Boston, MA) en juin 2016
Entretien
Overall, it went well. Met with lab staff in addition to the main professor. Had a group of people all part of the group I would be working in interview me all at once. Took about 3 hours. My experience matched up well with the lab's needs. The McGovern Institute is beautiful and everything seemed top-of-the-line
J'ai postulé en ligne. Le processus a pris 1 semaine. J'ai passé un entretien chez MIT en mars 2016
Entretien
I interviewed with the head of the lab and assistant over Skype. Shortly after, I was asked for references. Only a few days after that, I received an unofficial offer. Overall, it was a very quick process. During the interview, it was easy to tell that my skills and interests aligned with those of the lab. The questions were straightforward and clearly asked to ensure that I would be a good fit with the lab.
J'ai postulé en ligne. Le processus a pris 3 jours. J'ai passé un entretien chez MIT (Cambridge, MA) en juin 2015
Entretien
Initial telephonic interview to make sure that resume was checked out and to find common interest in research. By the end of the telephonic interview, I was asked to come over for an in person interview at the MIT campus in a couple of days.
In person interview consisted of meeting the team members and going on a tour of the facilities and getting to know what the work would be like. I was asked to build an electronic component following a demo by the team member and I was able to do it quickly. The team member gave me compliments on completing the device as it usually takes a while if it;s being fabricated the first time.
After the tour, I got a chance to interact with the person in charge of hiring and it lasted for about 20 minutes.
The whole interview lasted for about 2 hours and I was told at the end that I would be having a quiz to complete along with the submission of 3 professional references.
