Glassdoor users rated their interview experience at MIT as 100% positive with a difficulty rating score of 2 out of 5 (where 5 is the highest level of difficulty). Candidates interviewing for Visiting Scholar and Research Assistant rated their interviews as the hardest, whereas interviews for Visiting Scholar and Research Assistant roles were rated as the easiest.
The hiring process at MIT takes an average of 1 day when considering 2 user submitted interviews across all job titles. Candidates applying for Research Assistant had the quickest hiring process (on average 1 day), whereas Research Assistant roles had the slowest hiring process (on average 1 day).
I applied online. I interviewed at MIT (Cambridge, MA) in Jun 2026
Interview
The interview was pleasant. It was 3 steps - phone, virtual, and in-person. The interview was with 3 people. They asked questions about handling competing priorities, how would I handle people with needs yesterday, and was I ok with in-person.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Can you describe to me how you would research background on a company?
Zoom call with one of the post docs in the lab where we discussed research interests on a high level, white boarded a few different approaches to solving a benchmark (ARC-AGI), as well as some basic math on fundamental concepts
3 rounds of interviews. Minimal technical assessment. Focus on past work. They were prompt with responding, on time for interviews and thorough with their work requirement and checks. I would rate the process as highly positive. The turn around time as around 3 weeks and onboarding was quick too.
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