Full day meeting with students and postdocs in the same lab. During each 30 min individual meeting, discuss with people about their current research, life, and fun places around MIT. Not stressful as discussions are really casual. Everyone will have their evaluation sent to the PI after the candidate left. Remember, lunch is also part of the interview process.
I applied through college or university. The process took 2 days. I interviewed at MIT (Cambridge, MA) in Jun 2014
Interview
I was interviewed by Lab Supervisor first by phone and then a full day interview in Cambridge campus. The main focus was on technical side of the project they were looking for a researcher to work n. Not many behavioral questions was asked.
I applied online. The process took 3 weeks. I interviewed at MIT (Boston, MA) in Jun 2016
Interview
Overall, it went well. Met with lab staff in addition to the main professor. Had a group of people all part of the group I would be working in interview me all at once. Took about 3 hours. My experience matched up well with the lab's needs. The McGovern Institute is beautiful and everything seemed top-of-the-line