Penn State Research Assistant interview questions
Updated Sep 7, 2025Difficulty
Easy
Experience
Very positive
How others got an interview
- 18%Employee ReferralEmployee Referral
- 9%Campus RecruitingCampus Recruiting
- 9%In PersonIn Person
Interview search
23 interviews
Penn State interviews FAQs
- Research Assistant applicants have rated the interview process at Penn State with 2.3 out of 5 (where 5 is the highest level of difficulty) and assessed their interview experience as 85% positive. To compare, the company-average is 75.2% positive. This is according to Glassdoor user ratings.
- Candidates applying for Research Assistant roles take an average of 15 days to get hired, when considering 22 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 Research Assistant according to 22 Glassdoor interviews include:
One on one interview: 32%
Background check: 16%
Skills test: 16%
Drug test: 11%
Presentation: 11%
Other: 5%
Phone interview: 5%
Personality test: 5%
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