I applied online. The process took 1 day. I interviewed at MIT (Cambridge, MA) in Nov 2013
Interview
I am a PhD from a local university in Boston. I emailed the professor whose research area I am interested in. Meanwhile, I sent a hard copy of my CV and cover letter to his office. After about 1 week, I got the email reply to have onsite interview with his lab.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
All questions are about technical problems. You will have to understand what you were doing clearly.
I applied through other source. The process took 2 months. I interviewed at MIT (Cambridge, MA) in Feb 2012
Interview
It starts with the phone interview 2 week ahead of time. then on site interview starts with talk with the PI. followed by 45 min presentation plus individual meetings with 5 people wihtin the group
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Question 1
Which project is the one best reflecting your skill set and capability?
I applied through an employee referral. The process took 4 months. I interviewed at MIT (Cambridge, MA) in Mar 2011
Interview
send my CV directly to the Professor. I had three phone interviews in the four months of the process - I applied in March, got the offer in July, and started working in August.
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Question 1
I told them that I had another offer and needed time to decide and they ask me the other company's name.