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Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul (UFRS) Interview Questions
& Process

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and how the experience turned out.

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2 Rounds average
Average Typical difficulty
88.9% Positive experience

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6 roles · 18 reports

Candidate interview experiences

First-hand accounts from people who interviewed at Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul (UFRS).

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Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul (UFRS)

Scientific Initiation Scholarship Holder

Research · more than a year ago

Intern Difficult Negative experience No offer 1 round
Interview process
Recruiter call Technical screen
Interview formats
Behavioral Technical

The people were rude, the questions were poorly crafted. I was quite surprised that an 'IC' interview only discussed work related to the scholarships. The place is LABCOM UFRGS. Also, you arrive at an interview with FIVE people staring at you and being rude/blunt.

Confirmed questions2 questions
  • After passing the interview, I was selected as a scholarship holder, but I was never called.
  • I passed the interview and was selected as a scholarship holder, but I was never called.
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Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul (UFRS)

Developer

Engineering

Entry Average Positive experience Decline offer 3 rounds
Interview process
Recruiter call Technical screen Presentation
Interview formats
Behavioral Technical Presentation

They start with a CV review and an online interview. They want to see your skills, professional and extension experiences. They also want to know about your participation in research projects and see a presentation of projects you've done before. They prioritize technologies and programming languages that they use in their systems (preferably HTML, CSS, JavaScript, PHP, and jQuery).

Confirmed questions6 questions
  • Tell us about your background and education.
  • What are your skills?
  • Describe your professional and extension experiences.
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Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul (UFRS)

PhD Student

Research

Entry Difficult Positive experience Accept offer 1 round
Interview process
Panel
Interview formats
Behavioral Presentation

I had a good round of interview with a panel of 4 profs. They asked me about my past research, and my future plans for the research I would be doing during the PhD itself. They also asked me what are my future plans for after finishing my PhD.

Confirmed questions5 questions
  • Can you explain the relevance of your research?
  • What makes your research relevant?
  • Tell me about your past research.
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Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul (UFRS)

Bolsista De Graduação

Research

Intern Average Positive experience Accept offer 4 rounds
Interview process
Recruiter call Technical screen Group Presentation
Interview formats
Technical Behavioral Group Presentation

They did a test to check your profile, then a fit interview, and asked questions to assess general knowledge about the content. They explained the function and the role that the scholarship student develops. There was interaction with the responsible professor and other scholarship students present to clarify doubts while also evaluating you.

Confirmed questions1 question
  • What do you know about the field and why are you interested in it?

Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul (UFRS) Interview Questions

Quoted word for word from Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul (UFRS) interview reports.

Which journals and conferences do you plan to submit papers to?

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Did you have knowledge in Python, an area not covered by the course?

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What are your thoughts on the technologies and programming languages we use (HTML, CSS, JavaScript, PHP, jQuery)?

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Formats, difficulty and experience

Across all 18 Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul (UFRS) interview reports.

Interview formats

Behavioral 45.5%
Technical 24.2%
Presentation 21.2%
Group 3%
Other 3%

Interview difficulty

Easy 16.7%
Average 66.7%
Difficult 16.7%

Candidate experience

Positive 88.9%
Negative 11.1%

Reports by job function

Research 13
Operations 2
Engineering 1
HR 1
Other 1