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University of Pennsylvania Health System Interview Questions & Reviews
Getting the Interview 11 Interviews
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Biomedical Postdoctoral Fellow at University of Pennsylvania Health System
Accepted Offer – Reviewed Jan 23, 2013
Interview Details – Phone interview followed by on site interview
Interview Question – Do you want to stay in academia or industry? Answer Question
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Financial Counselor at University of Pennsylvania Health System
Accepted Offer – Interviewed in Philadelphia, PA Jan 2008 – Reviewed Jun 3, 2012
Interview Details – I interviewed with the supervisor and manager of the department as well a manager from another department.
Interview Question – Name a time where you a had a problem to deal with and no one from management to assist you? How did you handle it? Answer Question
Negotiation Details – I was offered a 30% raise compared to what I was originally making
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Systems Administrator at University of Pennsylvania Health System
Accepted Offer – Interviewed in Philadelphia, PA May 2010 – Reviewed May 15, 2012
Interview Details – Extensive for me after so many years working within the institution. My counter part had no such obligation and was given the job without going through the interviewing process.
Interview Question – Explain why I obtained my master's degree in Health Education and not Business Administration? View Answer
Negotiation Details – Weigh base salary against present salary and the ability to gain additional money from overtime. Ask yourself is a salary position with title > your current position with less responsibility and the opportunity to make overtime.
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Security Officer at University of Pennsylvania Health System
Accepted Offer – Interviewed in Philadelphia, PA Jul 2010 – Reviewed Jan 5, 2012
Interview Details – Originally interviewed with the Corporal on the shift then the Sergent and Director of the Security Department. Had to take a psych personality test as well as demonstrate hand gun proficiency at the range to obtain ACT 235 certification.
Interview Question – Are you comfortable being constantly outnumbered? Answer Question
Negotiation Details – I was able to negotiate my salary slightly higher than was originally offered.
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Consultant at University of Pennsylvania Health System
Accepted Offer – Interviewed in Philadelphia, PA Feb 2011 – Reviewed Jul 27, 2011
Interview Details – I was to three interviews (does not include the phone screen). All of the people I interacted with were very professional, pleasant and helpful. Not sure of the culture, as I think you need to be in the workplace for more than just an interview.
Interview Question – How would I manage, not knowing the system from a technical perspective. View Answer
Negotiation Details – I felt the offer made was their best at the time. If it had been lower I definitely would have negotiated a bit more if possible.
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Practice Manager at University of Pennsylvania Health System
Accepted Offer – Interviewed in Philadelphia, PA Dec 2009 – Reviewed Jun 25, 2010
Interview Details – I went through two interviews with the Business Administrator, one with the Medical Director, and one with the Driector of Operations for the the Department.
Interview Question – Where do you see yourself in five years? Answer Question
Negotiation Details – Took a long time. Be patient.
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Financial-Operations Analyst at University of Pennsylvania Health System
Accepted Offer – Interviewed in Philadelphia, PA Oct 2008 – Reviewed May 10, 2010
Interview Details – Other than the obvious tip of selling your skills and experience, I found it beneficial to simply be yourself. Since you will be working with your colleagues for the majority of your waking day, it is important to have some type of rapport with them. Make sure the work environment is something that motivates you.
Interview Question – questions regarding an earlier experience...be ready to provide some details to those "old" jobs. Answer Question
Negotiation Details – Wasn't able to negotiate much in terms of salary since rate determined by compensation dept. because I was an internal candidate. Can negotiate other non-financial aspects.
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Administrative Support at University of Pennsylvania Health System
No Offer – Interviewed in Nov 2009 – Reviewed Nov 20, 2009
Interview Details – My resume was submitted to a department from an application pool where I submitted my resume. I was called from a department a couple weeks later and called in for an interview. I interviewed with two people. I was called back again for a second interview with two other people. The interviews went really well, but they needed to hire someone quickly and found someone already working within the organization.
Interview Question – What do you think is one of your weaknesses? Answer Question
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Research Assistant at University of Pennsylvania Health System
No Offer – Interviewed in Philadelphia, PA Oct 2009 – Reviewed Nov 13, 2009
Interview Details – I applied online and then met with the research coordinator for a 1:1 interview. We talked about my research experience and time commitment/ salary expectations for the position.
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- What research experience do you have? Answer Question
- Do you have experience in patient consent? Answer Question
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Registered Nurse at University of Pennsylvania Health System
Accepted Offer – Interviewed in Apr 2009 – Reviewed Jul 15, 2011
Interview Details – well organized and planned; all individuals were very professional and nice; the more initials you have after your name the better you will be received; if you are planning for a management position you will be interviewed by a panel of three to four individuals
Interview Question – How would you deal with a difficult patient, visitor, or co-worker? Answer Question
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