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Student Administrative Assistant at UC Davis
No Offer – Reviewed May 16, 2013
Interview Details – It asked the basic questions and few behavioral questions.
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Student Assistant II at UC Davis
Accepted Offer – Reviewed Jun 18, 2013 New
Interview Details – Very relaxed and conversational interview. Typical interview to see career and education plans and goals.
Interview Question – Is money absolutely necessary? Answer Question
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Medical Student at UC Davis
Accepted Offer – Reviewed Dec 11, 2012
Interview Details – The mmi is a new interview process in which several small scenarios are asked of the interviewee to assess teamwork, and performance under pressure.
Interview Question – What are your biggest flaws. Answer Question
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Student Administrative Assistant III at UC Davis
Accepted Offer – Reviewed Jul 16, 2012
Interview Details – I got a call and the next day I had an interview. The interview consisted of the standard questions that I had in prior campus interviews.
Interview Question – What are you worst at? (Cannot remember the exact phrasing but it is the typical best/ worst skill question) Answer Question
Negotiation Details – There was no negotiation.
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Graduate Research Assistant at UC Davis
Accepted Offer – Reviewed Aug 1, 2012
Interview Details – I have been admitted into UC Davis through online application process. You gotta have GRE, letters and proposal to have you to get in the grad school. Because UC Davis is a university highly encourage research, therefore, rich research experience will greatly help you to be admitted.
Interview Question – Why you chose this major, what will you expect to do after one year from now on. Answer Question
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Postdoctoral Fellow at UC Davis
Accepted Offer – Reviewed Oct 21, 2012
Interview Details – Getting a position as a postdoc is fairly straightforward; find a professor who's research interests you, contact them about your interest and give info on your background, and ask if they have a position available. At that point they will say, "I don't have funding right now" or they will likely ask for references.
Interview Question – The only difficult question really is articulating what you want to focus your research efforts on. At least this is true for me as I just see science as a wide open playground. Answer Question
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Postdoctoral Fellow at UC Davis
Accepted Offer – Interviewed in Sacramento, CA Dec 2010 – Reviewed Mar 28, 2012
Interview Details – Presentation and meeting with people in the department, very casual
Negotiation Details – salary is fixed not negotiable
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Lab Technician at UC Davis
Declined Offer – Interviewed in Raleigh, NC Jan 2011 – Reviewed Nov 12, 2012
Interview Details – phone then office
Interview Question – will i work overtime for free Answer Question
Reason for Declining – pay was low
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Transit Driver at UC Davis
Accepted Offer – Interviewed in Davis, CA Jun 2008 – Reviewed Jun 17, 2010
Interview Details – The interview process was quick, about 30mins. You get interviewed as group by all the managers in the company and they will all ask you one question. Most of the questions were basic simple questions about driving. Ex: what will you do if some one wants to get on the bus and wont pay the fare, what will you do if you made a wrong turn, etc
Interview Question – What would you do if you made a wrong turn? Answer Question
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Kitchen Position at UC Davis
Accepted Offer – Interviewed in Davis, CA Mar 2007 – Reviewed Aug 19, 2009
Interview Details – They take you into a room on the 3rd floor fo the Memorial Union. There was about five or six other people that were getting interviewed in the room. There was 3 people doing the actual interviewing. They asked general questions, like "what do you like to cook?" and "what cooking experience do you have?" They contacted me about 3 days later to tell me I got the job.
Interview Question – What do you like to cook? Answer Question
Negotiation Details – There's not really any negotiating involved.
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