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Updated Jan 23, 2012 – Interview questions and reviews posted anonymously by interview candidates.
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Staff Research Associate II at UC San Diego
Posted Jan 23, 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 Oct 2010 in La Jolla, CA (took 1 week)
It completely depends on the PI, if you're trying to work in the research field. They will more than likely contact you directly through email and set up a 1:1. If it's a staff job, this is usually pretty casual. They just want to make sure you're not inept and you're excited about the position. They'll also show you around the lab and introduce you to everyone who studies/works there. Their approval is important, as well. Make sure you ask a lot of questions about the position; a lot of times the job description will be very different from what you will actually end up doing.
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I was able to negotiate for much higher pay, but due to UC rules, I had to stay at my previous pay that was 15% less than what my PI wanted to pay me. Thanks a lot, UC.
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The interview consisted of a 1:1 Interview.
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Program Assistant I at UC San Diego
Posted Jan 15, 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 Jun 2011 in La Jolla, CA (took a day)
Worked at UCSD as a student, applied for jobs through the UCSD Job Portal. Had an interview with a panel of employees from my department. Straightforward as I already knew all of them. The position was basically opened for me, although there were several other people interviewed. UCSD is like that sometimes...
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The interview consisted of a Group/Panel Interview.
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Human Resources Assistant at UC San Diego
Posted Oct 25, 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 Mar 2010 in La Jolla, CA (took a day)
I had a one-on-one interview with the HR Specialist. Although I was very nervous, the office environment seemed relaxed which made me feel more comfortable. When I came for the interview, the office was occupied at the moment so we interviewed in the food court. The person that interviewed was very polite and we pretty much interviewed while walking to the tables. She contacted me back in a few days and I begin working there within a week.
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Teaching Assistant at UC San Diego
Posted Oct 11, 2011
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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 Apr 2009 in La Jolla, CA (took a day)
Interview was with academic coordinator and was fairly informal probably because I had extensive tutoring experience in the language. The coordinator explained the methodology used by the linguistics department in teaching its classes and asked some questions about my experience that indicated that the coordinator was looking for information about whether or not I was on board with the methodology. The interview was done in the language I would teach, but overall, it was pretty low stress. If I were interviewing, I would think of examples of teaching exercises used in the past and emphasize practical use of the language for students as the goal.
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Negotiation Details
no negotiating. standard offer as other TAs
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I got the interview through a College or University and the interview consisted of a 1:1 Interview and a Background Check.
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Administrative Support (EAOP) at UC San Diego
Posted Jun 21, 2011
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3.0
Average Interview
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Overall Positive Experience
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Interviewed and No Offer
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Interviewed Sep 2009 in La Jolla, CA (took a day)
I was interviewed by three different administrators in EAOP (Early Academic Outreach
Program) for an administrative support position. I knew this was going a competitive position going in because I was told that over 300 persons had applied for this position in just a matter of two days. I was also told that 10 people (including myself) were being interviewed for one position. Keep in mind that this position pays barely above minimum wage.
The interview lasted about 15 minutes.
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I Applied Online and the interview consisted of a Group/Panel Interview.
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Financial Management at UC San Diego
Posted Jun 16, 2011
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1.0
Very Easy Interview
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Overall Neutral Experience
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Received and Accepted Offer
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Interviewed Jan 2010 in La Jolla, CA (took 2 weeks)
Phone interview to ask about previous employment and salary expectation.
2 onsites testing personality and how the candidate handles different situations
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The interview consisted of a Phone Interview, a 1:1 Interview and a Background Check.
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Scientist at UC San Diego
Posted May 5, 2011
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2.0
Easy Interview
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Overall Neutral Experience
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Interviewed and No Offer
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Interviewed Sep 2010 in La Jolla, CA (took 3 days)
It's been a short-term job for 3 months, so the interview by primary employer was just a 30 min phone conversation and as I was told by staffing agency that they decided to hire me. Eventually, it appears that my criminal background was not satisfactory (DUI) and I was not offered the job.
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I got the interview through a Staffing Agency and the interview consisted of a Phone Interview, a Drug Test and a Background Check.
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Office Assistant at UC San Diego
Posted Nov 19, 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 2010 in La Jolla, CA (took 2 weeks)
Most interested in customer service and office experience. Really looking for someone that will it well in the office
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I got the interview through a College or University and the interview consisted of a 1:1 Interview.
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Scientist at UC San Diego
Posted Aug 9, 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 Aug 2010 in La Jolla, CA (took 4 weeks)
I made a cold call to the company and they responded within a week with an interest to discuss the possibility of a hire. They were clearly interested and ready for hiring. I think that do the home work to find a interesting company which is ready to expand is most important. Make it easy for them to like you and want you. Avoid being complicated, like requiring a huge moving package or bonus.
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Reasonable salary with stock. Look at the entire package, not the base
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The interview consisted of a 1:1 Interview.
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Programmer Analyst II at UC San Diego
Posted Jul 27, 2010
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1.0
Very Easy Interview
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Overall Neutral Experience
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Received and Accepted Offer
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Interviewed Apr 2009 in San Diego, CA (took a day)
Requested to answer a series of questions regarding design and maintenance of computer systems supporting computational biology and bioinformatic analysis. Also, asked to comment on popular bioinformatic analysis techniques and familiarity with software packages such as BioPerl and BioPyhton. Final question asked to give an overview of ChIP-seq analysis, starting with a description of the high throughput sequence technology to the downstream integration of multiple datasets.
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I applied In-Person and the interview consisted of a 1:1 Interview and a Skills Test.
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