Duke University Interview Questions
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Duke University
Technical Assistant
Entry Easy Positive experience Accept offer 2 rounds
Interview process
Recruiter call Background check
Interview formats
Behavioral
The professor is gonna look at your background and previous experience and probably ask why you are interested in this position and what motivates you to apply for this job. Then, based on your answers, your experience, and how well you present yourself, they will figure out if you are a good fit for the role.
Confirmed questions1 question
- Could you tell me about your experience and why you are interested in this job?
Duke University
Software Engineer
Entry Easy Positive experience Accept offer 2 rounds
Interview process
Recruiter call Phone screen Technical screen
Interview formats
Behavioral Technical
The interview process was pretty standard, focusing more on my technical background, how I solve problems, and my teamwork skills, rather than super tough coding tests. It started with an email screen, then a quick virtual chat with a project lead. They asked about my past programming work, the tools I've used, and how I handle debugging and working with others. They seemed really interested in my Python and web tech experience, and my ability to work with research and analytics folks.
Confirmed questions1 question
- Can you share which programming languages and frameworks you're most skilled with, and provide examples of how you've applied them in previous projects?
Duke University
Graduate Student
Intern Average Positive experience Accept offer 1 round
Interview process
Recruiter call
Interview formats
Behavioral
They asked about my past intern experiences in a chatty way. I stumbled a bit, but the interviewer was really nice and encouraged me to continue. They also asked why I'm interested in the current program and if I've done any personal side projects.
Confirmed questions3 questions
- Can you share your previous internship experiences?
- What motivates your interest in this particular program?
- Have you undertaken any personal projects out of your own interest?
Duke University
Marketing
Mid Average Neutral experience No offer 2 rounds
Interview process
Recruiter call Onsite
Interview formats
Behavioral
I first talked to HR on day one. Then, I had a second interview on the same day with 6 different people. The questions weren't too hard, but in the last interview, I realized the leader already had someone else in mind. She was worried about my lack of higher education experience, even though the job description didn't require it. If it was required, why did they call me? The people were very nice though.
Confirmed questions1 question
- How would you describe your management style?
Duke University Interview Questions
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“Regarding the beads with unusually low UMI counts, what's the rationale behind including all of them in the downstream analysis?”
Read reports →“When asked about marital status, and I said I was single, they then asked how many kids I have.”
Read reports →“What would you do if a child made an insensitive comment about a particular group of people?”
Read reports →“Could you explain how the initial preprocessing for bead by gene expression data compares to other spatial Seurat analyses and standard scRNA-seq experiments?”
Read reports →“Can you suggest a good method for designing a metric to assess the performance of a Summarization LLM?”
Read report →“How would you structure a three-hour instructional period to keep middle school students engaged?”
Read report →“Can you suggest 3-5 metrics for measuring an organization's progress in implementing a new clinical intervention?”
Read report →“What would you do if you were cleaning a patient's room and a discharge came up, and how would you communicate that to the patient?”
Read report →“How would you handle a scenario where your Principal Investigator wants to deviate from the study protocol, and you need to inform them that it's not permissible?”
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