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Updated May 13, 2012 – Interview questions and reviews posted anonymously by interview candidates.
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Director at University of Pennsylvania
Posted Aug 17, 2010
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2.0
Easy Interview
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Overall Negative Experience
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Interviewed and No Offer
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Interviewed Aug 2010 in Philadelphia, PA (took 4 weeks)
Poor communication throughout the process. Little transparency. Appeared that the interviewer had not read either the cover letter or the resume. Clear that they were just going through the motions; anecdotes from other applicants indicated they already had a preferred internal candidate and were just going through the motions of looking at other applicants.
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I Applied Online and the interview consisted of a Phone Interview.
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Cartographer at University of Pennsylvania
Posted Aug 9, 2010
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5.0
Very Difficult Interview
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Overall Neutral Experience
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Interviewed and No Offer
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Interviewed Aug 2010 (took a day)
interviewed only once looking forward to hearing from them
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I Applied Online and the interview consisted of a Phone Interview and a 1:1 Interview.
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Research Associate at University of Pennsylvania
Posted Jun 9, 2010
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2.0
Easy Interview
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Overall Neutral Experience
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Received and Accepted Offer
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Interviewed Jun 2008 (took 2 days)
1:1 talk with adviser and got the offer.
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Negotiation Details
standard no negotiation
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I Applied Online and the interview consisted of a 1:1 Interview.
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Engineering at University of Pennsylvania
Posted Jun 3, 2010
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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 Apr 2010 (took 3+ weeks)
In the first interview 2 interviewers called me, and three weeks later another interviewer called me. I answer the questions well. They said I have been put into the matching process few days after the second interview. However, it takes more than a month for them to tell me there is no strong match.
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I Applied Online and the interview consisted of a Phone Interview and a Skills Test.
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Parking at University of Pennsylvania
Posted May 26, 2010
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3.0
Average Interview
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Overall Neutral Experience
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Interviewed and No Offer
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Interviewed Feb 2010 in Philadelphia, PA (took 3 weeks)
The interview was pretty basic. Asked me why I wanted to work at UPenn, why I would be good in the position, and all the other basic interview questions. It was only the first of 3 in the interview process. Basically weeding out to get to the next level.
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I Applied Online and the interview consisted of a 1:1 Interview.
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Consultant at University of Pennsylvania
Posted Apr 3, 2010
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4.0
Difficult Interview
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Overall Positive Experience
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Interviewed and No Offer
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Interviewed Oct 2009 (took a day)
The interview took about 30 mins to ask the questions about my educational background, and why do you choose Mckinsey. What do you want to be a consultant. Do you have any background would relate to your future work in Mckinsey? What will you see your future in the coming 5 years?
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I Applied Online and the interview consisted of a Phone Interview.
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Administrative Assistant B at University of Pennsylvania
Posted Mar 8, 2010
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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 Jan 2010 in Philadelphia, PA (took 4+ weeks)
I received a phone call asking if I would be interested in meeting with the department concerning a position they currently had available. We arranged for the meeting time. At the time of the interview I met with the Department Manager and the HR Person. Both ladies were very professional, very nice and easy to talk with regarding the position and the requirements of the position. The office environment was very neat and clean, and the people I encountered on the way to the interview were very pleasant and helpful.
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I Applied Online and the interview consisted of a 1:1 Interview.
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Data Analyst at University of Pennsylvania
Posted Mar 2, 2010
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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 Nov 2009 in Phila, PA (took 2 weeks)
I applied for a Data Analyst position on-line and after two months I got an interview. I talked to 5 people in their group in an informal manner. Each session was about 15 minutes. Everyone was nice. No tough technical questions asked. They asked what kind of languages I can program in and what level.
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I Applied Online and the interview consisted of a Phone Interview, a Group/Panel Interview and a Background Check.
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Lab Assistant at University of Pennsylvania
Posted Feb 5, 2010
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3.0
Average Interview
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Overall Neutral Experience
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Received and Accepted Offer
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Interviewed Mar 2009 in Philadelphia, PA (took a day)
Emailed professor, went to his office for a 30 minute interview. Professor showed me his lab and group. Described his research and challenges to be faced in the lab. Lab was organized but lacking in certain resources. Nice people to work around. Research proposal was not the most interesting.
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Research Assistant at University of Pennsylvania
Posted Nov 16, 2009
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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 Aug 2007 in Phila, PA (took a day)
I met with the Principal investigator and sat in her office for about 2 hours. It was a casual conversation about my background and my college experience. It was also very informal. I think the most important aspect was whether or not I clicked with the Principal invetsigator
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The interview consisted of a 1:1 Interview.
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