Inria Interview Questions
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Inria
PhD Student
Entry Average Positive experience Accept offer 1 round
Interview process
Presentation
Interview formats
Presentation Behavioral
It was one phase, where I had to present my work and then we had a discussion. They asked me to create a presentation about my past projects, and we talked about that during the interview. They also asked if I had read any of the team's papers.
Confirmed questions2 questions
- Could you prepare a presentation that details your previous projects?
- Have you had a chance to review any of the papers published by our team?
Inria
Intern
Intern Easy Neutral experience Accept offer 1 round
Interview process
Recruiter call Background check Offer
Interview formats
Behavioral
I sent my application through email and had a single online interview with the director of the team. The entire process was simple and I didn't have to go through any other steps or tests. I got my response via email.
Confirmed questions1 question
- Why do you want to join this project?
Inria
Postdoctoral Researcher
Entry Average Positive experience Accept offer 1 round
Interview process
Presentation Recruiter call
Interview formats
Presentation Behavioral
I gave a presentation on one of my research projects, which was about 15 minutes long. Afterward, we had a Q&A session. They asked me questions about my background and other research papers, and we talked about the project. At the end, I got to ask my questions for about 5 minutes.
Confirmed questions2 questions
- Can you tell us more about your presentation and your background?
- What are your thoughts on other research papers?
Inria
Intern
Intern Easy Positive experience No offer 2 rounds
Interview process
Onsite
Interview formats
Behavioral Technical
On-site meeting where we discussed my past experiences, my motivation for applying, and my basic knowledge of math and ML. I also spoke with two professors. It was pretty easy overall for a university student, no complex procedures.
Confirmed questions4 questions
- Can you discuss your experience?
- Tell me about your motivation for applying.
- What are your fundamental math skills?
Inria Interview Questions
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“Could you identify abstract factory design patterns from this Python code snippet?”
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