Harvard University Interview Questions & Reviews in Boston, MA Area
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Updated May 16, 2012 – Interview questions and reviews posted anonymously by interview candidates.
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Student at Harvard University
Posted Jan 6, 2011
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3.0
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Overall Neutral Experience
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Interviewed and No Offer
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Interviewed Feb 2009 in Cambridge, MA (took a day)
Interviewer was very nice. He asked me about my previous experiences and what past experiences helped shaped who i was today. There was no pressure or anything. He didn't really seem too interested however. It could've gone better if he had given me more time to ask more questions and stuff.
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I Applied Online and the interview consisted of a 1:1 Interview.
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Research Assistant II at Harvard University
Posted Sep 13, 2010
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3.0
Average Interview
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Overall Positive Experience
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Received and Accepted Offer
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Interviewed May 2008 in Boston, MA (took a day)
The study that I interviewed for had a great team. I met with the head scientist and he was really nice. He only asked me a couple of questions and then explained his experiment to me. I got to meet another scientist on the team and then took a tour of the facilities. Overall, a really chill interview.
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The interview consisted of a Background Check and a 1:1 Interview.
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Financial Analyst at Harvard University
Posted Jun 24, 2010
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4.0
Difficult Interview
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Overall Positive Experience
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Received and Accepted Offer
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Interviewed Apr 2008 in Boston, MA (took 2 months)
I had a total of 4 interviews- one with HR, one with 2 hiring managers, one with the director, and finally, a group interview with the team I'd be working with. The interview process was grueling but very positive. It took a total of 2 months from the first interview to the last one and being offererd the position.
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I didn't negotiate because I was offered much more than the minimum I would have settled for. I would advise that one does their homework and know beforehand what the average salary is for the job you're interviewing for.
I was lucky in that I was offered $10,000 MORE per year than the starting salary would be for the SAME EXACT job with my former employer. And I know this because in my old position, I had regular access to what everyone made in my department.
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I Applied Online and the interview consisted of a Background Check, a Group/Panel Interview, a 1:1 Interview and a Phone Interview.
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Research Associate at Harvard University
Posted May 16, 2010
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3.0
Average Interview
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Overall Neutral Experience
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Interviewed and No Offer
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Interviewed Nov 2009 in Boston, MA (took 4 months)
There was one position available and had the impression it had already been earmarked. Took months to respond to me before and after interview.
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I Applied Online and the interview consisted of a Phone Interview, a 1:1 Interview and a Skills Test.
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Information Technology at Harvard University
Posted Apr 14, 2010
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3.0
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Overall Neutral Experience
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Received and Accepted Offer
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Interviewed Sep 2009 in Boston, MA (took 2 weeks)
Long lengthy and meaningless, everyone wanted to see you for one reason or the other. Probably the idea behind having a dozen people interview is more political than anything else. Between phone interviews, in person day long sessions spent 3 days.
Was very difficult to figure out who has real decision-making. If you are coming in from outside world, you will find culture very different and ‘non veritas’.
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The interview consisted of a Background Check, a Group/Panel Interview, a 1:1 Interview and a Phone Interview.
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Manager of Sales & Markewting at Harvard University
Posted Mar 27, 2010
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4.0
Difficult Interview
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Overall Positive Experience
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Received and Accepted Offer
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Interviewed Apr 2008 in Cambridge, MA (took 3 days)
Competency based interviews. Asked questions that elicit examples of a behavior. Have plenty of examples of how you have performed in various settings in the past. Try to pick out the key competencies of the position you're applying for and think of examples of those specific qualities and behaviors.
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I asked for more money, but didn't get it. I felt confortable asking and was given a raise within the year.
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The interview consisted of a 1:1 Interview and a Group/Panel Interview.
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Teaching Assistant at Harvard University
Posted Feb 15, 2010
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3.0
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Overall Positive Experience
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Received and Accepted Offer
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Interviewed Aug 2009 in Cambridge, MA (took 1 week)
At first I got a call about the offer to be a teaching assistant, the usual questions about who you are and behavioral type quires. This was followed by a group interview with 4 other potential candidates, we were asked to read a case beforehand and come prepared to answer questions about it. It was a painless process for the most part.
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No negotiation, set salary
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The interview consisted of a Phone Interview and a Group/Panel Interview.
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Research Associate at Harvard University
Posted Jan 14, 2010
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3.0
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Overall Positive Experience
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Interviewed and No Offer
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Interviewed Feb 2009 in Cambridge, MA (took 2 weeks)
Applied by email in November 2008, was phone interviewed by PI in February 2009 for 90 minutes. Mainly informal discussion about job responsibilities and general questions about my research. Some questions about related research done by others to check that I followed the current research. Also a few hypothetical questions about what I would want (or be able) to do if hired.
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I Applied Online and the interview consisted of a Phone Interview.
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Quant Developer at Harvard University
Posted Oct 6, 2009
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2.0
Easy Interview
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Overall Positive Experience
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Received and Accepted Offer
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Interviewed Sep 2009 in Boston, MA (took a day)
The initial interview consisted of a phone screener with the CTO, during which he asked me rate myself on a scale of 0-10 on a large variety of competencies, including familiarity with various asset classes, c++ programming skills, and devotion to my users. I tried to be very honest and he appeared to appreciate it. Next I had 2 more phone interviews with a technology managing director and a trader. These were not terribly difficult, he asked general questions about my background and a few specific questions about, e.g., forward rates. Finally I had an in-house interview, consisting of a brief one-to-one with the m.d. of fixed income (big shot) who grilled me pretty thoroughly about swaptions - he appreciated my thoughtfulness and I clearly did well. The next two were pretty softball, general chats with a few other employees. After a thorough reference check, I got the job!
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I initially received an offer that was a bit lower than I had expected based on an offer I had received from a different company, but after I expressed this they pushed up the base salary a few k - mostly a symbolic gesture but it did the trick.
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I got the interview through a Recruiter and the interview consisted of a 1:1 Interview and a Phone Interview.
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