Penn State Graduate Research Assistant interview questions
Updated Jan 12, 2026Difficulty
Average
Experience
Very positive
How others got an interview
- 22%Campus RecruitingCampus Recruiting
- 17%In PersonIn Person
- 9%Employee ReferralEmployee Referral
- 4%OtherOther
Interview search
30 interviews
Penn State interviews FAQs
- Graduate Research Assistant applicants have rated the interview process at Penn State with 2.6 out of 5 (where 5 is the highest level of difficulty) and assessed their interview experience as 87% positive. To compare, the company-average is 75.2% positive. This is according to Glassdoor user ratings.
- Candidates applying for Graduate Research Assistant roles take an average of 33 days to get hired, when considering 30 user submitted interviews for this role. To compare, the hiring process at Penn State overall takes an average of 33 days.
- Common stages of the interview process at Penn State as a Graduate Research Assistant according to 30 Glassdoor interviews include:
One on one interview: 28%
Phone interview: 21%
Presentation: 16%
Background check: 12%
Skills test: 12%
Group panel interview: 5%
Personality test: 5%
Drug test: 2%
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