I applied online. The process took 2 months. I interviewed at The Broad Institute
Interview
In the first step, they asked me why I preferred to them and to explain the last time I felt pressure and how I handled this process.
In the second step, we made an informal interview. The purpose of this meeting was to know each other more closely.
In the third step, I was asked to complete a project they gave in a week.
In the fourth step, they asked me an algorithm question and to solve it within 24 hours. Then we made a meeting about my solution to this question and the project they asked me to do.
In the fifth step, they asked to make a 30-min presentation about one of the projects I did in the past (not the one I did during the interview process)
Finally, I made a six 30-min interviews with the other team members and one 45-min interview with head of the lab.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Why did you prefer our lab ?
What is the last time you were under pressure and how did you handle this process ?
And many more.
1 on 1 Talk to hiring manager Follow-up with talking to other some guys Formal Interview One hour presentation introducing your work 1 on 1 Talk to lab members one by one
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
What is your long term goal in your career development?
The process took 2 weeks. I interviewed at The Broad Institute in Nov 2021
Interview
Annoying, disrespectful process overall. The had me do a coding exam, and a "one way video interview" and have previous employers fill out a form and answer questions as references. This took up quite a lot of my time, and previous employers' time. They then gave me a roughly half hour interview, which basically covered what is on my resume and seemed to go fine. I got an automated rejection email later that day with no explanation whatsoever.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
"tell me about yourself," "where do you see yourself in 5 years," etc.
I applied through a recruiter. The process took 4 weeks. I interviewed at The Broad Institute (Cambridge, MA) in Mar 2021
Interview
I applied three teams there, and two out of the three teams had coding tests. While waiting for one team to respond, I was invited to in-person interviews for the two of the three teams.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
It was mostly about my interests and how my experience aligned with the team's goals.
