University of British Columbia Interview Questions & Reviews in Canada

Interview Details – Interviewed over Skype while at my previous position. Interview consisted of a 20min presentation and the rest was fine. Hired from that, without setting up an in-person meeting, which was possibly not a good idea as I should have had the chance to see the place in the flesh.

Negotiation Details – Got everything I asked for. Pretty straight forward.

Interview Details – there is no interview or standardized hiring process. The coordinator makes a judgement, sometimes in consultation with other senior invigilators, as to who should be promoted from the regular invigilator staff. There are no criteria specified. Invigilators are not asked. There are no performance reviews. It is a very haphazard situation.

Negotiation Details – THere was none. You either accepted the conditions or you did not.

Interview Details – Contacted through university website, got an email saying they'd like to talk to me. Interview was one on one, with 2 of their employees. One was their lab manager at the time, the other one was working on a project at that lab. Had a quick conversation about how I like to get work done, how I organize everything, how am I with deadlines. Overall, very nice and fair interview.

Negotiation Details – no negotiation

Interview Details – Most positions at the University of British Columbia are union positions and, as such, priority is given to individuals who already work at UBC. Once they have gone through any internal applications, they will start considering external applicants. They will do an in person interview, usually with a small panel of interviewers from the department that posted the job ad.

Interview Details – Consisted of a one-on-one interview with the professor for around 30 minutes. Asked about relevant experience and expectations of the job.

Interview Details – Initially it was a phone call for a five minute chat concerning why I applied and to schedule an appropriate time for the interview. The interview itself was about an hour and fifteen minutes, with 35 minutes of questions, and 40 minutes problem solving and skill testing. The problem solving and skill test was specific to the job in question. Basic communications skills via email were also assessed. The interview wrote down everything I said, but was very friendly and gave guidance during the interview.

Negotiation Details – The hours were negotiable and fairly flexible based on my own schedule.

Interview Details – 3 rounds of interviews - one to two week lag in communication between rounds.
Questions are more situational than technical.

Negotiation Details – Not much negotiation room.

Interview Details – Personal contact requested I apply to posting. posting then came through on online HR site. Process included an informal phone interview/conversation, a panel interview with Directors and then a 1:1 interview with immediate superior.

Interview Details – First interview with two managers from the team and one other staff member. Standard behavioral type questions. 2 Days later a second interview with one of the same managers, and two others from the team. An "in basket" test was also given - I was placed at a computer in the office and had to answer some questions/use some data. Basically they want to see samples of your writing as the position was heavily email based. I received a phone call offer the next day from HR person who had not been at any interviews. Prior communication had been via email with the office's receptionist.

Negotiation Details – I was only able to negotiate the start date - they wanted me to start right away (in 2 days) I asked to start the following week. The position was unionized so there was no possibility to negotiate any other aspect.