University of Sydney
Built from 2 candidate reports with 3 first-hand accounts, covering 2025-26, 2024-25.
Hiring process
- 1
Resume shortlist
Introduction by faculty coordinator, resume and SOP sharedCandidate found the professor through a faculty coordinator rather than a floated project.
- 2
Other round
Informal discussion with host professoreasymotivation
Resume topics not asked; conversation focused on motivation.
Advice from candidates
10 pieces of advice, in their own words. Names removed.
Australian Visa for internship takes upto 4 months. Approach professors from USYD, UNSW, UTS, etc accordingly
visa · 2025-26
your resume should be an accurate and concise reflection of your talents and hard work while your SOP should reflect your desires and ambitions with depth (i.e. with incidences that shaped your ambitions).
resume · 2025-26
dont repeat points from resume to SOP. There are only 2 documents you can submit to prove your worth, why repeat points in them right…?
resume · 2025-26
In case you know your fields of interest, approach professors of IITGN who work in allied fields and ask for a project course. Specify that you are interested in research.
projects · 2025-26
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