Universität Zürich Research Interview Questions
& Process
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Candidate interview experiences
First-hand accounts from people who interviewed at Universität Zürich.
Universität Zürich
Research Assistant
Entry Average Positive experience No offer 1 round
Interview process
Technical screen Onsite
Interview formats
Technical
It was a quick live interview. They asked in-depth questions about topics. The job involved working with a time series of sensor data, specifically applying the SARIMA model. Two PhDs conducted the interview, and they were very pleasant.
Confirmed questions1 question
- What are the methods for checking time series stationarity?
Universität Zürich
Research Assistant
Entry Easy Positive experience Decline offer 1 round
Interview process
Recruiter call Background check Offer
Interview formats
Behavioral Technical
The interview process was online with flexible scheduling. It was a relaxed conversation about previous projects and skills, such as automation with R and Selenium or data cleaning of scraped data. Previous work experience was discussed and how it relates to the position. The interviewer was pleasant and explained the tasks, work distribution, and work mode. An offer was extended quickly.
Confirmed questions1 question
- Have you worked with web scraping before, and if so, how?
Universität Zürich
Research Assistant
Entry Average Negative experience No offer 1 round
Interview process
Recruiter call
Interview formats
Behavioral
The application process took a significant amount of time. However, I never heard back from the university, not even a rejection email, which I would normally expect. It's quite disappointing from such a well-regarded institution.
Confirmed questions1 question
- Why are you interested in joining the university?
Universität Zürich Research Interview Questions
Quoted word for word from Universität Zürich interview reports.
“What are the methods for checking time series stationarity?”
Read reports →“What are your aspirations for the future?”
Read reports →“Do you have experience as a Research Assistant?”
Read reports →“Have you worked with web scraping before, and if so, how?”
Read reports →“Could you tell me about the research you've already conducted?”
Read report →“What research have you done in the past?”
Read report →Formats, difficulty and experience
Across all 5 Universität Zürich interview reports.