A sit down interview with the manager. Since interviews are very dependent on the hiring manager, I can't speak for all positions, however, the interview with the SAIRO manager was great. She was very kind and professional.
I applied in-person. The process took 5 days. I interviewed at UCLA (Los Angeles, CA) in Jan 2022
Interview
After attending a research orientation for undergraduates, I was able to network with other graduate students/PIs after the presentation was over. I was eventually scheduled an interview with a PhD student and was asked generic questions about my research interests, the reasons on applying for this particular lab, and etc. After a day or two, the graduate student messaged me and assigned a calendar to register for future lab meetings.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Why are you interested in joining X lab? Why are you interested in conducting research?
I applied through college or university. I interviewed at UCLA in Mar 2020
Interview
Entrevista online y presencial, conocimientos previos y experiencia en el campo de investigación. Publicaciones realizadas, campos en común, intereses futuros. Conocimientos altos en inglés. Colaboraciones con otros laboratorios y universidades.