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Postdoctoral Research Associate Interview Questions
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What major research project are you working on?
Not too much
Why should I hire you when there are other more qualified PhDs with more experience in this field of study?
Provide us with an alternative research plan if for some reason this project would be cancelled?
If you had to sell me a fridge, what approach would you adopt?
For the presentation, basic questions about your research and slides; not many technical questions, more or less clarifications on your projects. The main interview took place after the presentation where they asked soft skill questions. 1) How do you handle working with a difficult coworker? 2) Have you ever been faced with a situation where you had to make a decision without all the immediate information? 3) What is your approach to solving a problem? 4) Describe a time where you had a disagreement with your advisor. 5) How do you prioritize projects and your work flow?
What role would you like to take on as time/career advances?
How did you manage to work with people of very different scientific backgrounds?
Why do you want to join Technical details of the work discussed
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