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University of Alberta Interview Questions & Reviews
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Interview Experience 8 Ratings
Assistant Professor at University of Alberta
Accepted Offer – Interviewed on Edmonton, AB May 2012 – Reviewed Feb 06, 2013
Interview Details I had a one-day interview. I did a presentation for about an hour in the morning. about 20 people attended the talk. Had lunch with the department head and dinner with some other faculty members. The overall interview experience was quite pleasant.
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Postdoctoral Fellow at University of Alberta
Accepted Offer – Interviewed on Edmonton, AB May 2011 – Reviewed Sep 27, 2012
Interview Details Applied through e-mail, got answer back very quickly, had a lengthy phone interview was offered the job on the spot
Interview Question – Salary expectations Answer Question
Negotiation Details – No negotiation
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Junior Helpdesk Analyst at University of Alberta
Accepted Offer – Interviewed on Edmonton, AB Jan 2009 – Reviewed Jun 27, 2011
Interview Details I was asked a lot of technical questions, some of which I was not able to answer. At the end of the interview, I was not able to discern whether I would get the position or not.
Interview Question – How will you deal with rude callers at the helpdesk? View Answer
Negotiation Details – No negotiation involved as it is an entry position
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Quantitative Analysis at University of Alberta
No Offer – Interviewed in Edmonton, AB Sep 2010 – Reviewed Oct 12, 2010
Interview Details
Phone call came at the specified time. Several questions about the background, followed by questions like 'Do you follow the market? What's Dow today? What's Morganstanley's stock price today?"
After that, there were 4 math and finance questions.
Interview Question – What's Morganstanley's stock price today? View Answer
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Research Assistant at University of Alberta
Accepted Offer – Reviewed Oct 24, 2012
Interview Details Some professors and research groups maintain positions for research assistants and will recruit them from the general student population, but this is atypical. Most positions are created for specific candidates. The best strategy is to attend as an undergraduate student, get good grades, have good ideas, and talk to professors about opportunities.
Interview Question – No questions, no interview. Answer Question
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Research Assistant at University of Alberta
Accepted Offer – Reviewed Oct 04, 2012
Interview Details
It is based my MSC program , which is maser of science as a assistant my supervisor ask me to help with his project and program which including data analyze, experiment prepare , material process ,make orders and help other labmates with it
The funding was applied by the professor and as a employee he hire me to do the research work.
Interview Question – Why there is no result of your experiment View Answer
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Research Assistant at University of Alberta
Accepted Offer – Reviewed Aug 23, 2012
Interview Details After finding a professor with a suitable field of research, you initiate contact and wait for a reply. Usually requires transcript. No interview.
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Research Assistant - Engineering at University of Alberta
Accepted Offer – Reviewed Aug 10, 2012
Interview Details I found the job posting through CAPS. I applied and an interview was scheduled about 2 weeks later. It was a formal interview in business clothing. The professor asked if I had relevant coursework in the lab's research area and if I knew how to use Pro E/Solidworks.
Interview Question – I was shown a drawing of a piece of research equipment and asked to guess what its function was. Answer Question
Negotiation Details – There is usually a set budget for research assistants, if you want more money you'll need to apply for a grant (NSERC, Alberta Ingenuity, etc) or show that you have significant research work (publications help) outside of the classroom.
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Research Assistant at University of Alberta
Accepted Offer – Interviewed in May 2010 – Reviewed Mar 25, 2012
Interview Details just ask my background
Interview Question – Asked me to describe my past projects Answer Question
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Research Coordinator at University of Alberta
Accepted Offer – Interviewed in Oct 2010 – Reviewed Feb 07, 2012
Interview Details
A) 1:1 with GILDR group Director of operations: she talked 80% of the allocated time.
B) Group interview with the rest of the group: ballanced q&a intervals over lunch.
C) 1:1 with the Medical Lead: short and sweet and personable.
Interview Question – What do you hate the most in people? Answer Question
Negotiation Details – Although initially there seemed to be some space for negotiation, it ended up being a one way street.
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