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Updated May 28, 2012 – Interview questions and reviews posted anonymously by interview candidates.
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Tech Support at Penn State
Posted May 28, 2012
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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 Oct 2010 in State College, PA (took 2 days)
well prepare to the job interview by looking at JD and asking around
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I got the interview through a College or University and the interview consisted of a Phone Interview, a 1:1 Interview and a Group/Panel Interview.
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Postdoctoral Fellow at Penn State
Posted May 23, 2012
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2.0
Easy Interview
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Overall Neutral Experience
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Received and Accepted Offer
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Interviewed Mar 2010 (took a day)
simple form to provide background information and expertise. brief meeting with penn state lead for the government contract.
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I got the interview through an Employee Referral and the interview consisted of a 1:1 Interview, a Group/Panel Interview and a Presentation.
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Administrative Support Assistant II at Penn State
Posted Mar 28, 2012
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3.0
Average Interview
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Overall Neutral Experience
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Received and Accepted Offer
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Interviewed Sep 2010 in State College, PA (took 6 weeks)
Apply for jobs at PSU entail filling out the online application and then applying directly for jobs on the Human Resources job posting site. I applied to over 70 positions before securing this position, which is at least three steps down from my former job. The job market is small and those seeking employment is enormous. As one of the few primary employers in central PA, I knew I would be in for some competition.
I was contacted via telephone for an 1st interview. I met with a panel of 5 interviewers. All went well and I was called back in a few weeks for a 2nd interview. This interview was a panel of 7 interviewers. The questions were standard interview type questions like tell me about a time you exceeded expectations/ tell me about a time you made a mistake at work and how you handled it. Then a few more questions to get to know me better were included that were specific to my work history.
Another few weeks and they requested to meet me one more time. This meeting was a job offer.
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I Applied Online and the interview consisted of a Group/Panel Interview and a Background Check.
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Associate Director, Academic Learning at Penn State
Posted Mar 18, 2012
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3.0
Average Interview
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Overall Neutral Experience
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Received and Accepted Offer
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Interviewed Jan 2010 in University Park, PA (took a day)
Be prepared. The overall process can be intimidating depending on the position you are trying to reach. It is not that bad once you get going. Some people only do the interview via skype at this point. However, if you have to do a presentation be aware that the room will be crowded and there will be people from many different areas of outreach. In fact, you may never see those people again in the time you work there. As long as you do your research beforehand, you should be fine.
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I Applied Online and the interview consisted of a 1:1 Interview, a Group/Panel Interview and a Presentation.
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Teaching Assistant at Penn State
Posted Mar 16, 2012
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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 2011 (took a day)
Passed a class and was asked by my professor to be a teaching assistant. Graded homework of students and entered grades on angel.
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The interview consisted of a 1:1 Interview.
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Info Tech Spec at Penn State
Posted Feb 20, 2012
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4.0
Difficult Interview
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Overall Neutral Experience
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Interviewed and No Offer
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Interviewed Jan 2011 (took 4 weeks)
It was all very political. It is not what you know but who you know or who you are friends with?
Applied 118 times
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I Applied Online and the interview consisted of a Phone Interview.
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Admissions Officer at Penn State
Posted Jan 18, 2012
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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 Nov 2010 in Harrisburg, PA (took 2 months)
Interview and hiring process went well. HR made several mistakes though. Culture is open to change and positive.
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I Applied Online and the interview consisted of a Phone Interview, a Group/Panel Interview and a Presentation.
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Staff Assistant at Penn State
Posted Nov 5, 2011
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3.0
Average Interview
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Overall Neutral Experience
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Received and Accepted Offer
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Interviewed Nov 2009 (took a day)
I applied online and got an email to call back and set up an appointment. I showed up on time and in semi-professional attire. They talked about my previous position, asked standard questions about my skills, strengths and weaknesses, told my about the job specifics and were very clear about limited hours and benefits. they called back the following week and i took the job.
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no pressure
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I got the interview through a College or University.
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Auxiliary Police Officer at Penn State
Posted Oct 24, 2011
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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 Aug 2011 (took a day)
This is a very good place to work. I work along with the University Police to secure the campus and different events such as football games, concerts....
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The interview process was fairly easy I believe. just stay calm and answer the question as truthful as possible and you'll get the job.
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The interview consisted of a 1:1 Interview and a Background Check.
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Graduate Student at Penn State
Posted Oct 21, 2011
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3.0
Average Interview
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Overall Positive Experience
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Received and Declined Offer
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Interviewed Mar 2009 (took a day)
Since I was applying for graduate students, most of questions were about what I did in the college. The professor, who is also the director of the program, asked me some questions about the basic concepts of the area. Then we moved our discussion from academic to the life in Penn state. It was very relaxing during the interview.
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I Applied Online and the interview consisted of a Phone Interview.
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