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Updated Mar 15, 2012 – Interview questions and reviews posted anonymously by interview candidates.

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Overall Neutral Experience

Interviewed and No Offer

Interviewed Jun 2011 (took a day)

I got an email from someone in the HR office to set up an interview. Arrived there was the HR person I was in contact with and the supervisor of the position in the interview, was asked the everyday interview questions: tell us about yourself, give us an everyday scenario what your day is like at your present position, what would your coworkers say about you. Pretty standard, very nice people.

Interview Questions

Tell us about a time you worked with competing or overbearing personalities, how did you deal?

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I Applied Online and the interview consisted of a Phone Interview and a 1:1 Interview.

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3.0

Average Interview

Overall Positive Experience

Received and Accepted Offer

Interviewed Jun 2011 (took 3 weeks)

They called to set up an interview with multiple interviewers. These were 1-1 interviews. This was the first session, and there were other people interviewing at this step. Then I was called back to meet with the senior department member, and another person who interfaced this position, the following week. Again, these were 1-1 interviews. There might have only been 1-3 people invited back for the second step. They checked my references, which took a week. Then made the offer. It was a great offer.

Between the first and second interviews, I spoke with other staff. They were very happy working in this department. Sounds like a lot of support and cohesiveness. I also walked around to check out the surroundings on the floor, the building and the surrounding buildings. I looked up each of my interviewers prior to the appointment to try to learn more about them and get a feel for what they might be like during the interview.

These positions do not generally offer growth. If anyone asks what you want to be doing in 5 years, do not suggest advancement. Look for other ways to describe self satisfaction. These positions typically require certain skill sets, sometimes they are willing to train while other times they need someone ready to go.

It really depends on which department you are applying. Each has their own 'mindset', and ways to be approached. I had 3 interviews for 3 different positions and departments in one week. I only advanced on one.

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Describe a problem with someone you worked with and how you handled it.

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Other departments asked questions about specific skills like pivot tables and advanced formulas in Excel.

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Negotiation Details

No. I tried, but not too hard as I thought the offer was pretty good. Extra vacation days are non-negotiable. Salary might have been possible, but I was on the mid-upper end of the range for this position. It sounded like the process would have required my superior to go back and 're-sell' my benefits to a more senior HR/Dept head which would create a hurdle and I felt I would start me on the wrong foot by doing this.

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I Applied Online and the interview consisted of a Phone Interview, a 1:1 Interview and a Background Check.

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Difficult Interview

Overall Negative Experience

Interviewed and No Offer

Interviewed Feb 2011 in Palo Alto, CA (took a day)

The interviewer did not ask any questions about my work history, interviewer did ask several times why I wanted to work at University. Interviewer seemed distracted and not interested in the interview. Interviewer said she would get back to me in two days either way, never heard back from person I interviewed with.