Glassdoor users rated their interview experience at South Dakota Mines as 100% positive with a difficulty rating score of 3 out of 5 (where 5 is the highest level of difficulty). Candidates interviewing for Graduate Research Assistant and rated their interviews as the hardest, whereas interviews for Graduate Research Assistant and roles were rated as the easiest.
The hiring process at South Dakota Mines takes an average of 30 days when considering 1 user submitted interviews across all job titles. Candidates applying for Graduate Research Assistant had the quickest hiring process (on average 30 days), whereas Graduate Research Assistant roles had the slowest hiring process (on average 30 days).
I interviewed at South Dakota Mines (Rapid City, SD)
Interview
It was a great interview process. I had no complaints or problems. The hiring managers asked several questions. I happily and honestly answered them. It was nice to be on campus for the interview. The weather was beautiful that day.
I applied through an employee referral. The process took 5 days. I interviewed at South Dakota Mines (Rapid City, SD) in Mar 2023
Interview
The interview was informal and I was done in 30 minutes. The questions were more directed to classes. We emailed and I answered what classes I was interested in teaching.
I applied through university. The process took 4 weeks. I interviewed at South Dakota Mines (Rapid City, SD) in Jan 2017
Interview
The initial approach to the professor via email, since my previous educational background, has relative research applications, he set up for a phone interview, questions were asked on TEM, XRD, material synthesis, data analyzing tools. Next, it was an online virtual interview presenting my previous work. And he got back to me in two weeks
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Questions on the technical part of the research,
questions on knowledge on TEM, SEM, XRD (it was not difficult, he was checking how much I know how to operate them)
Questions on long term commitment