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Student Assistant at Ohio State University
Accepted Offer – Reviewed Jun 6, 2013 New
Interview Details – two rounds interview. The first round is basic background interview, and the second round is group interview where three candidates get to know the entire team and get asked questions
Interview Question – What do you think is entrepreneurship? Answer Question
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Senior Systems Developer at Ohio State University
Accepted Offer – Interviewed in Columbus, OH – Reviewed May 22, 2013
Interview Details – Phone interview with HR, then face-to-face technical interview. Second interview was for making an offer
Interview Question – "Describe how you would work with difficult people" View Answer
Negotiation Details – They offered a salary at the top of the range. There was no wiggle room.
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Math Tutor at Ohio State University
Accepted Offer – Interviewed in Columbus, OH Jun 2011 – Reviewed May 6, 2013
Interview Details – Once you take your math placement test to see where you stand going into your freshmen year of school, if your score is high enough, the math center coordinator may contact you asking for you to apply. You will fill out the simple application and they will review and get back to you about the interview. If selected, you go in to the math center for your interview and they will have a one-on-one interview session with you to access your math abilities. In my group, we had to perform a problem on the board for a group of both potential tutors and the staff. Not that difficult though because they know that we are students and this will not be a permanent job.
Interview Question – We had to get in front of the group and solve a random math problem given to us. View Answer
Negotiation Details – No negotiations took place since it is the University hiring and you get what you get. In saying that, as tutors, we already start off with better pay than most other campus jobs.
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Director of Development at Ohio State University
Accepted Offer – Reviewed Apr 15, 2013
Interview Details – Initial contact was an informal connection with a recruiter. Application is made by way of their online system, but I also identified and directly contacted the hiring manager. Their process drags on at times and I interviewed with several people, but never more than once with the same person. The primary interview was with a group of staff, including the recruiter and the individual who would supervise the position, along with two others.
Interview Question – It was a standard interview. They used a prepared list of questions. None were overly difficult, challenging or out of the ordinary. Answer Question
Negotiation Details – OSU posts the salary range for each position and this is "firm." I was able to leverage another offer into a slight increase.
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Engineering Graduate Student at Ohio State University
Accepted Offer – Interviewed in Columbus, OH Sep 2009 – Reviewed Mar 7, 2013
Interview Details – No process, just contact professor.
Interview Question – What are your interests? Answer Question
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Associate Professor at Ohio State University
Accepted Offer – Reviewed Feb 28, 2013
Interview Details – Audition and good academic standing was required to receive a scholarship from the Men's Glee Club. You also had to be an active participant in the group itself. This group can end up being a personal and profession support system for any young professional. Other responsibilities come if you run for office of the organization. This is a difficult process and requires political campaign and a well written speech in order gain favor from your peers.
Interview Question – He might ask you to sight read. Answer Question
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Operations Staff at Ohio State University
Accepted Offer – Interviewed in Corvallis, OR – Reviewed Dec 9, 2012
Interview Details – Sit up straight, say something original but relevant to the position, act interested and know why you want it. It is important to make eye contact and act confident and act confident but not cocky.
Interview Question – What you would do if someone got seriously hurt. Answer Question
Negotiation Details – No negotions. Minimum wage.
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Typist II at Ohio State University
Accepted Offer – Interviewed in Columbus, OH Jun 2008 – Reviewed Nov 20, 2012
Interview Details – When I first applied to OSU, I submitted a paper application. Several weeks later, I received a call asking me if I would like to come in for a test. A few weeks after that, I was contacted by phone to come in for an interview. I interviewed at the department that was hiring and was hired on the spot.
Interview Question – I think answering the required salary question is always the most difficult. You don't want to ask for more than they are willing to pay but you don't want to sell yourself short either. Answer Question
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Associate Professor at Ohio State University
Accepted Offer – Interviewed in Columbus, OH Jul 2008 – Reviewed Sep 15, 2012
Interview Details – Recruited by Dept. Chair. Interview was very informal.
Negotiation Details – Research salaries and the different compensation structure that exists in Universities. Ask for startup funds and summer salary.
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Human Resources Generalist at Ohio State University
No Offer – Interviewed in Columbus, OH – Reviewed Sep 13, 2012
Interview Details – The person who interviewed me was very nice. She was a Director of HR. There was an initial phone interview (by the same person), and then I met her in person. I didn't get the job, but she called me personally to let me know. All of the questions were mostly behavioral interview questions.
Interview Question – Explain how you convinced someone to do something that they didn't want to do. What was the result? Would you have done anything differently? View Answer
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