The hiring process at MPI-SWS takes an average of 7 days when considering 1 user submitted interviews across all job titles. Candidates applying for Internship had the quickest hiring process (on average 7 days), whereas Internship roles had the slowest hiring process (on average 7 days).
I applied online. I interviewed at MPI-SWS (Kaiserslautern) in Dec 2025
Interview
Welcoming PI, smooth interview, lasting for an hour, more of a chat rather than an interview. They told about their own research in detail, which helped me understand if I am really interested or not.
I applied online. The process took 1 week. I interviewed at MPI-SWS
Interview
Very straightforward. Applied online with a personal statement. A faculty advisor at the institute got back to me in person within a week. We set up a time for a Skype call, where I described past work and experiences, and was offered the internship at the end of the call, and given a list of a few potential projects that I could work on during my internship.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Describe the research related work you have done. What sort of projects would you be interested in working with? Why are you interested in interning at MPI?
I applied online. The process took 2 weeks. I interviewed at MPI-SWS (Beijing, Beijing) in Apr 2011
Interview
Apply through the website, then interviewed with two professors, basically presented my previous study and research experience, some back-and-forth discussion on some insightful problems, asked a few questions regarding my personal statement, e.g., what was your role in your research projects? how did you do research?
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
What did you do during your bachelor study? What kind of projects were you involved in during your bachelor study.