I applied through an employee referral. The process took 1 day. I interviewed at Penn State (State College, PA)
Interview
A professor sent a department-wide email asking for graduate students to volunteer to be TAs. I replied with a list of the courses that I was hoping to TA... No response, for two months. I decided to speak directly with the professors of the courses that I wanted to TA, and soon found a good match. No further interview was necessary, the professor took care of assigning me to be his TA, and the checks started rolling in as soon as the class started.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Will you please TA one of the chemical engineering courses next semester?
I applied through college or university. The process took 2 months. I interviewed at Penn State (State College, PA) in Jan 2016
Interview
I took this evaluation before I entered the university. The evaluation is a form that I have to fill in with my PhD application materials. The minimum requirement of TOEFL for international student is higher than 24 in oral part.