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Hey Everyone,
I was really curious about this thing, as there are so many applications which are in review and it is showing in website that supervisors will contact you! so do they go through each and every application? do they contact all applications for interview?
I applied for early careers professionals program, waiting for the response from CERN and I'm really excited about CERN!!!!
Hello dears.
Has anyone before stayed in the Swiss side with a French Visa for 90 days during their stay at CERN? How do I know if this is possible?
Would this subject me to any additional paperwork/taxes/regulations from my Swiss canton during my stay?
Thanks!
Does anyone know when the OpenLab contracts might be sent?
I do not want to pester the organizers or my mentors with such a question but I am getting slightly anxious whether I should have gotten one already.
Does anyone have any information about the interview process for the Post Career Break Fellowship? And how should one contact HR to inquire about the application for the Post Career Break Fellowship?my application, as it appears to still be in the review stage. Could you please provide an update on its progress .
Hello, community!
Does anybody have the information on what type of tasks are expected for a technical assessment (90-minute test) for the Origin program?
Thank you very much!
Hello, community!
Does anybody have the information on what type of tasks are expected for a technical assessment (90-minute test) for the Origin program?
Thank you very much!
Hello! I got an interview at CERN and it’s my dream job. I’m terribly afraid of the technical questions because I learned everything by myself and sometimes I skipped the basics. I just now know how to code and when in doubt I search my doubt until I find an answer. It’s quite easy actually. What kind of question should I prepare myself to be able to answer? Please help!
I got a video interview for a CERN placement year, yet have not heard anything back for an actual interview, or if I got rejected. Has anyone who applied for a placement year heard anything back yet for a live interview?
The hr mail for origin program says "You may be contacted at any time by CERN supervisors to discuss your profile". But how? They call you? They write you a mail to take an appointment?
Someone that did a live interview can write about his experience? Thx
Complete result of Summer student program 2024 is out?
Has anyone received any update for short term imternship program? I have applied 3 months ago and still with no update .....
We visited the LHC a couple years ago, I asked tons of questions about this but could not get a satisfying answer.
We were told that the particles travel in two separate tubes, in opposite directions. They are traveling in the tubes for long periods of time; hours or days at a time.
Inside Atlas there is an open space where the particles will cross over to the other tube, some of them colliding in the process.
This would seem to mean that each tube has particles traveling both directions.
Is that true? Our guide gave us the impression that they would travel in one direction only per tube. Perhaps there is a second crossover inside Atlas to route the particles back to their correct tube?
Hey! Any update regarding the final round? Should I expect an acceptance or now onwards it’s just rejection emails that will be going out and sent in may?
Is there anyone from associate member state who is accepted?
What are your experiences with UNIQA? How long do you normally wait for decisions on your medical claims?
I have several claims open that have been open for more than 2 weeks. Tonight one was rejected because the doctor didn't provide me with an itemised TARMED invoice. What are your experiences?
Hello everybody! As it was done in the previous round of the origin program, I have recreated an excel sheet to share the advancements of our applications.
Good luck everyone! ❤️
P.S.: In the last round, 19% of applications that were tracked were followed by a live interview and 40% of live interviews were followed by an acceptance mail.
is it just for me? even the web tools VISTARS page doesn’t seem to be working
Has anyone, from either the summer student or the openlab, successfully applied for the erasmus+ traineeship program?
In this link: https://cerneu.web.cern.ch/participation-cern-erasmus it says that Switzerland is not a programme country, but I asked at my university, and they said that there is still some funding for students going to Switzerland.
I am mostly concerned with the documents I have to gather from the CERN side. As far as I know, I would have to gather a bunch of documents with signatures and stamps from people at CERN, so before I waste mine and their time, I would rather make sure whether it is even possible.
Hello!
I am Joyce. I’m from Taiwan and I’m going to join the NMS student program this summer! I have a question concerning the visa. I’m wondering how much time it would take to get the invitation letter from CERN once I accepted the offer. Are there anyone also from non-EEA countries can share the experience with me? Thank you!
I had recieved a mail mentioning that your application is complete and you may be contacted by the supervisor after the application deadline like 2 weeks back. Whats the next step and how long should I wait for the next communication?
Thank you for reading this! Hope you have a great day :)
hey, I obtained my PART affiliation on sept, 2023 n I am planning to visit CERN during this summer, as a summer student, and as far as I remember I cant now get my USER contract directly because it has been more than 6 months since my first EDH.. should I repeat the EDH and the HID process and to contact my team leader or is there a way to do that directly without repeating the registration process?
Hi!
This is my third time applying for a position at CERN (in communications). The previous two times I did the asynchronous interview and I stayed in that phase.
I applied about a month ago and my status in SmartRecruiters is “under review.” Last times I received an email inviting me to the asynchronous interview fairly quickly, but this time I only received an email saying that the application is being reviewed.
Has anyone received/conducted any asynchronous interviews yet? The process has changed slightly from the previous year.
Thanks!
Hello everyone, Has anyone received an update regarding the Summer student internship in the third round? Are the results in general out?