Glassdoor users rated their interview experience at A-Star as 100% positive with a difficulty rating score of 3 out of 5 (where 5 is the highest level of difficulty). Candidates interviewing for Math Tutor and rated their interviews as the hardest, whereas interviews for Math Tutor and roles were rated as the easiest.
I applied online. I interviewed at A-Star (Edmonton, AB)
Interview
Sent a mail to schedule a call interview and then you had options to accept or decline and if you decline so you can suggest alternative times ans then they'll choose one and reach a common time for the interview
The technical interview was on Microsoft Teams with the PI, a senior research officer, and a postdoc. I shared my screen, walked through the slides, and emphasized my individual contribution—design decisions, trade-offs, and how I debugged the riskiest parts.
10 minute chat twice with boss and in charge over coffee on two separate days. Casual talk about studies and projects done before graduation, interest, skills, strengths, weaknesses and prospects.