How to Prepare for a Research Assistant Interview | Biomedical Research Assistant Job Applications

How to Prepare for a Research Assistant Interview | Biomedical Science Research Assistant Job Applications 🥼🎙
Hello everyone, I hope you're doing well! Previously on this channel, I've made videos on how to write a CV and cover letter for a Biomedical Research Assistant (RA) position. To wrap up this little job application series, I thought it'd be fitting to do an interview preparation video.
In this video, I talk about the purpose of an interview, types of RA interviews in academia vs industry, what to research about the employer, potential questions to expect, and how to answer them. I hope you find this helpful and best of luck in your job application process!
Disclaimer: I am not part of any admissions team; all of what I'm saying is based on my personal opinions and experience.
⏳ Time stamps:
00:00 - Intro
00:38 - Purpose of an interview
01:13 - Types of interviews
01:37 - Academia interviews
02:55 - Industry application process & interviews
04:30 - Research the employer
06:45 - Experience-based questions
07:28 - Knowledge / critical-thinking-based questions
09:01 - Aspirations / career-based questions
09:49 - Situational questions
10:29 - Thanks for watching :)
🔗 References:
Cambridge career advice - www.careers.ca...
Indeed RA interview tips - uk.indeed.com/...
Psychometric tests - www.prospects....
Networking & personal experience
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👩🏻‍🔬 About me:
Hello 👋 My name's Vy and I make videos about pursuing an education and career in STEM 🔬 I'm currently working as a research assistant in Cambridge and studied biomedical science in the UK 🇬🇧 Science aside, I really enjoy all things creative arts 🎨 This channel is also a place for me to document the little joys in my every day life and my travel adventures 🌎
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This video was entirely filmed and edited on my phone.

[@brandontay2053]

Thank you for the great advice! I used your video for my interview preparation, and was just offered a research assistant role at my university!!

[@biomedwithvy]

so glad I could help, congratulations! 🥳

[@TigerPrawn_]

This was so useful for me, I am not at al in the medical sciences field, but going for a research assistant job in social sciences, but it was still super interesting to know what kinds of questions might pop up!

[@biomedwithvy]

I'm glad that it was translatable and you found it helpful! 😊😊

[@anaelizaeskinazi2198]

this video came in the perfect time for me, i'm preparing for a interviw in a virology lab on tuesday! thank you for the information :)

[@biomedwithvy]

All the best! 😊

[@tangivy7986]

I’m currently preparing for an interview for junior RA , your video helps me a lot !!!

[@ambrebordas2639]

Your video came at the right time as i have an interview in 3 days with a canadian researcher (im streeessseeeed, but seeing you talk about it so calmly reassured me. It's nice to receive advice from a woman in stem too ! ). Lot of love from France

[@biomedwithvy]

You’ve absolutely got this, hope it went well! Seeing this comment made me so happy and it’s great meeting a fellow woman in STEM 😊

[@Ahyawnah]

this is undergrad internship research training. so i don’t think they’ll ask such knowledge based because they’re going to train us

[@divyavreddy4783]

Thank you so much i was tensed as i hv an interview for the research assistant tomorrow this information gave me confidence to move ahead ❤

[@Anamika8]

Thank you for the intelligent tips 🎉

[@touhidsohan9741]

Great 💙.i'm your great fan from now Mem.

[@Kaiweeks]

thank you for this vidoe. I have an interview for a potential summer placement and this video has helped me prepare.

[@Ahyawnah]

this was so good

[@nicoleagadzhanyan7530]

I’m gonna have an interview in a couple of days for a postgraduate associate position at one of the ivy league’s uni’s, which is amazing yet a bit intimidating. They asked me to prepare a 15 min presentation about my research experience and future plans. On their website it was stated that the position is for one year with a possibility of a renewal. I mentioned in my application that I intent to apply for a PhD this up coming fall. In US the application process takes a year, so it fits. So it’s okay if I will mention that during the interview, right? I want to take my masters thesis presentation and adapt it. Hope it will be okay. Sorry, just texting it here cuz I’m both nervous and excited and I finally saw someone in my field in a top university here on KZbin haha! You are amazing!!!!!

[@gojames1239]

What’s the difference between an academic and industry research assistant position? I’m applying to a RA job at my local hospital as an undergrad medical student

[@muhammadisrar5793]

I have my interview schedule on 31 March for the Junior research assistant in field of pathology what question should I prepare myself for. Job description involve pharmacokinetics drug lab

[@menace2819]

Is it possible to get any research related part time jobs while being an undergrad student

[@biomedwithvy]

It's possible to apply for UROPs or email individual professors to see if they are willing to host an undergrad. There are also easter/summer internships you can apply to in larger biopharmas/institutions, keep in mind that these deadlines tend to be quite early!

[@Neuro_Nexis]

Loved the video, what kind of questions did you ask your interviewer?

[@biomedwithvy]

thank you!! sometimes I'd ask about in vivo work (cause I don't feel very comfortable working with mice) and also how the pandemic has impacted their work (I started 2021) to see how they adapted their experiments/research

[@Neuro_Nexis]

@@biomedwithvy ahhh okay, I have an interview with Cambridge uni as a research assistant which would involve a lot of in-vivo work if I did get the job 😳

[@Channie_2002]

Can you help to choose bio medical science or nursing which is good??🥲🥲🥲🥲🥲 I’m so confused 😕