Popular Interview Questions

Interview Questions

• What graduate degree did you earn at Cornell? What was your field?
  OR what field was your postdoc in at Cornell?
• Where did you go as an undergraduate? If a postdoc: Where did you earn your PhD?
• What job did you take after getting your graduate degree/finishing your postdoc at Cornell?
• Was this position part of your original career plan? If not, what was your original career plan? Why did that not work out or did you change your mind?
• What factors do you think were most important in getting your current position? Cornell degree? Networking? Contacts? Something about your job search?
• Did you negotiate your job offer? If so, did you get a better salary or other terms?
• Are you happy in your current position?
• What are you surprised about in your current position?
• What are your career plans in the near future? Longer term?
• What’s your advice for people now earning their master’s, doctorate, or doing a postdoc?