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Study Abroad Office at Boston University
No Offer – Interviewed in Boston, MA – Reviewed Mar 8, 2013
Interview Details – Quite a while after applying I got an invitation for an interview, basically I will tell you if you didn't stud at BU or study abroad with them its going to be rough trying to get a job through them, they hired an art student over my qualifications and experience.
Interview Question – There were a bunch of hypothetical questions that cannot be answered in a vacuum and then some weird question about communication methods or something but fairly standad Answer Question
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Applications Development at Boston University
No Offer – Reviewed Jan 27, 2013
Interview Details – The staff was extremely hospitable and enjoyable, always willing to help and lend a hand.
Interview Question – What is your biggest weakness? Answer Question
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Teaching Fellow at Boston University
Accepted Offer – Interviewed in Boston, MA Dec 2011 – Reviewed Nov 30, 2012
Interview Details – get recommended, and then get interviewed. I was recommended by the head of my department and then get the interview notice to see the head of the math department. He saw my resume and asked me if I have teaching experience, and I said I only taught kids violin before
Interview Question – How would you like to handle the student who is not satisfied with his score Answer Question
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Coordinator at Boston University
Accepted Offer – Interviewed in Boston, MA Sep 2009 – Reviewed Nov 16, 2012
Interview Details – The hiring process was long, drawn out, and unorganized. The amount of time it took to finally get hired was out of control. And there was very little description of salary ahead of time. That came later where there was little room for negotiation. Interviews were awkward and the questions asked were not related to the job itself.
Interview Question – Nothing really, all just normal boring questions unrelated to the job. View Answer
Negotiation Details – Horrible
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Assistant Manager at Boston University
Accepted Offer – Interviewed in Boston, MA Nov 2010 – Reviewed Nov 12, 2012
Interview Details – Applied online and was contacted by department manager within 4-6 weeks. Interviewed in person and was brought back for a second interview a couple weeks later.
Interview Question – Honestly I don't think anything was too out of the ordinary Answer Question
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Research Assistant at Boston University
Accepted Offer – Interviewed in Boston, MA Jan 2012 – Reviewed Oct 31, 2012
Interview Details – High GPA and abilities of doing secondary data analysis, SPSS skills is favored.
Interview Question – Based on what professor needs, the requirement will be differents Answer Question
Negotiation Details – working style
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Associate Director of Corporate Relations at Boston University
No Offer – Interviewed in Boston, MA Sep 2012 – Reviewed Sep 25, 2012
Interview Details – All development positions are posted on the BU development website, however through informational interviews I landed a direct interview with the hiring manager. Throughout the process and through interaction with others, I believe the email correspondences from the interviewees are looked at as a vital part of the "interview."
Interview Question – "why do you want THIS position" well I couldn't answer convincingly enough it appeared. Answer Question
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Financial Systems Director, BUworks at Boston University
Declined Offer – Interviewed in Boston, MA Aug 2012 – Reviewed Aug 27, 2012
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Initial 1-hr interview with 4 people. Prior to interview I was given link to web site, but most access required a BU account. Softball questions; the interview started by their asking me if I had questions. Odd vibe in room as interviewers exchanged glances after each question I posed, as though they were afraid of revealing too much.
Second round of interviews were 3 hours with 10 people. No hard questions; purpose was to find "fit".
Interview Question – How would I encourage resistant business offices who wanted to redesign the system yet were unable to translate their needs into technical requirements. View Answer
Reason for Declining – Got an offer for another job that aligned more closely with my career goals.
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Research Assistant at Boston University
No Offer – Interviewed in Boston, MA Mar 2012 – Reviewed Jun 3, 2012
Interview Details – There were 6 different interviews, back to back. Each interview was 30 minutes long, and there were 8 prospective employees being interviewed. There was a series of questions that most of them asked, many being the typical interview questions. This got tiring and repetitive because nearly every interviewer asked the same questions.
Interview Question – If you could erase one characteristic about yourself, what would it be? Answer Question
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Postdoctoral Associate at Boston University
Accepted Offer – Interviewed in Boston, MA Jan 2010 – Reviewed Apr 26, 2012
Interview Details – I applied for postdoctoral position by e-mail and soon get call from the professor. He talk with me about my career goals and proposed to come for interview. At interview I made presentation of my research accomplishments for the lab members, talk with lab members 1:1 and with professor.
Interview Question – There were no difficult questions Answer Question
Negotiation Details – When I got an offer 1 week after the interview the salary proposed their was too small. I calculated my possible expenses for living in Boston and send to the professor my estimation of what salary I will need to survive. By this I was able to get 5K more.
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