I applied online. I interviewed at University of Basel (Basel) in June 2020
Interview
The interview was online and the Professor and an HR emplyoee were there. It lasted around 30 minutes. It contained general questions about my background, then about my academic interests and then about my personality.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
The questions asked were more or less in the following order: Tell me something about yourself; why did you want to apply for a PhD positions; quesitons about the PhD research to be carried out (this was the longest part); how do you deal with conflict situations; short test if I understand also swiss German