I was searching for labs that worked on epigenetic regulation at UCLA, and I stumbled on the lab website of my current adviser. I contacted him by email to enquire about vacancies for postdoctoral fellows and attached my cover letter and CV. He responded within a day and asked to set up a phone interview. We spoke on the phone a week later, and that led to an in-person interview where the lab hosted me for an entire day. I got to present my work in a formal setting, speak individually to different lab members, and then go out to lunch with some of them. At the end of the day, I met with the lab head and I expressed my desire to join this lab, and he seemed happy enough with how the interview meant. He asked me to give him a week before he would let me know his decision, after which he contacted me to offer me the position.

The interview process was pretty straightforward, It lasted about 30 minutes, and one professor talked to me in detail about my interests and goals. The talk was great and a good experience for me.