Copenhagen university Interview Questions
& Process

Submitted files on Sep 15th. Got shortlisted email on Sep 27th. Assessment outcome received on Oct 23rd, qualified. Interview invitation received two days later. Enrolled for the interview ten days later, and got the rejection letter the same day. The process was transparent, with notifications at each step. The interview itself wasn't a good experience. It was only 25 minutes, too short for a formal meeting, and I didn't even get to do a self-introduction. Using Zoom can be tricky; the panel was in the same room but interviewed via one laptop, leading to low volume. I tried headphones after a pretest, but couldn't hear anything during the meeting. Had to max out my laptop volume, barely hearing the professor's questions. Without a self-introduction, presenting my RP was the main part, with a 5-minute limit which should have been communicated beforehand. It would have been better if done on campus.

I applied for a postdoc program and went through a tough selection process with two interview rounds. The first round involved an interview with an external committee of three academic and industry professionals. They asked general questions about my background, why I wanted the role, and my future career plans. I also had to give a 20-minute presentation on my background and research proposal. The second round was an interview with the research group I applied to join. This interview focused on my background, technical skills, and general work abilities, and I got to ask them questions too. They also gave me a basic, real-world problem in my field to solve to test my technical knowledge. While the overall experience was okay, the group interview could have been better because some of the answers to my questions were pretty cynical and passive-aggressive, which isn't a respectful way to treat someone, no matter how they perform.

The interview was at the Natural History Museum of Denmark. There were 3 interviewers, 2 male and 1 female. They offered tea/coffee/water. It was a generally relaxed interview. They started by introducing the company. Mostly, they asked about my previous experience as listed on my CV. The whole thing lasted about 45 minutes.

It was a pretty straightforward process with simple questions about my research area. There were one or two interview rounds. They asked about my past experience and what I plan to do in the future career-wise. You should be prepared to talk about your project plan.