University of Pennsylvania Interview Questions & Reviews in Philadelphia, PA Area
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Updated Feb 8, 2012 – Interview questions and reviews posted anonymously by interview candidates.
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Research Specialist B at University of Pennsylvania
Posted Feb 8, 2012
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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 Jan 2012 in Philadelphia, PA (took a day)
I applied online. After following up, I was contacted by the lab manager and came in to interview. I went through very laid back, informal 30 minute interviews with about 6 different members of the lab. The interviews were all very standard, no behavioral questions.
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Other Details
I Applied Online and the interview consisted of a 1:1 Interview and a Background Check.
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Postdoctoral Associate at University of Pennsylvania
Posted Jan 25, 2012
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4.0
Difficult Interview
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Overall Neutral Experience
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Received and Declined Offer
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Interviewed Jun 2010 in Philadelphia, PA (took a day)
Applied online, was then called for interview. then i went to the LAb. It was a day process starting early morning with breakfast interview, then a series of 1-on-1s (about 30/50 minutes each), then a presentation .?Very tiring process, but everyone was very friendly. Approximately a month or so later, they invited me back to spend another day talking to people, but not giving any presentations. The offer came a month or so later.
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Reason for Declining
I got another offer from the same university.
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The interview consisted of a Phone Interview, a 1:1 Interview and a Presentation.
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Research Specialist A at University of Pennsylvania
Posted Sep 13, 2011
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2.0
Easy Interview
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Overall Positive Experience
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Interviewed and No Offer
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Interviewed Sep 2011 in Philadelphia, PA (took a day)
I received an email from the office of the PI for whose lab I had applied to. The interview was scheduled entirely through email. The process consisted of a one on one interview with the PI, who had seen my qualifications on my resume and had been curious as to the fact that I went to the same graduate school as the one she'd been teaching at until recently. However, this seemed about as far as her interest went as far as I was concerned.
She said up front without barely asking any questions that the job she had in mind probably wasn't a good fit for me, but reassured me that I should keep looking for a job and if I didn't find one within a few weeks to contact her again for another position that she might need filling in the future.
It was a very odd experience, but one that I came out of fairly happy.
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The interview consisted of a 1:1 Interview.
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Research Assistant at University of Pennsylvania
Posted Aug 23, 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 Jun 2011 in Philadelphia, PA (took a day)
Found job listing on school website, and emailed my interests and resume. Met for a 1 on 1 interview the next week. Interview consisted of him telling me about his research. Asked me about my experience. Pretty informal as far as interviews go. Overall was pretty happy with interview, had a great conversation. However afterwards took a while to get a response, since he was interviewing others as well.
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Other Details
I Applied Online and the interview consisted of a 1:1 Interview.
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Research Associate at University of Pennsylvania
Posted Jun 27, 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 Apr 2011 in Philadelphia, PA (took a day)
i was emailed to get a confirmation for the interview. i got a phone call and took the interview. they were not willing to sponsor h1b visa.
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Other Details
I Applied Online and the interview consisted of a Phone Interview.
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Program Coordinator at University of Pennsylvania
Posted May 4, 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 Jun 2009 in Philadelphia, PA (took 3 days)
First interview 1:1, second interview 2:1, and third interview 4:1. Each of the interviews occurred a month or two apart and questions ranged from background/experience to professional goals/trajectory. Interviewers gave impression of a friendly, vision-oriented department in all 3 interviews. Office space arranged in cubicles; a little more cramped than perhaps in other areas of campus. Highly decentralized structure, with each individual mostly siloed off for his/her specific responsibilities.
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Negotiation Details
Minimal. Was able to re-negotiate after 1 year of working, however. I would highly recommend asking as many questions as it takes to fully understand your potential responsibilities/the position parameters.
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I Applied Online and the interview consisted of a 1:1 Interview and a Group/Panel Interview.
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Postdoctoral Researcher at University of Pennsylvania
Posted Apr 6, 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 Feb 2010 in Philadelphia, PA (took a day)
Interview was well organized and I got to see firsthand what a day would be like within the organization
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Other Details
I Applied Online and the interview consisted of a Presentation.
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Postdoctoral Research Fellow at University of Pennsylvania
Posted Dec 13, 2010
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3.0
Average Interview
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Overall Positive Experience
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Received and Declined Offer
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Interviewed Jan 2008 in Philadelphia, PA (took 2 weeks)
This was like most postdoctoral fellowship interviews and pretty standard. You meet with the PI (usually after being introduced by a colleague at your institution), have an informal interview with them regarding your research, discuss potential projects and funding, and finally give a postdoctoral seminar talk. After that, you may meet with other PIs in the department.
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The interview consisted of a Phone Interview, a 1:1 Interview and a Presentation.
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Engineering at University of Pennsylvania
Posted Sep 25, 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 Mar 2009 in Philadelphia, PA (took a day)
they asked me about my past experiences, student activities, "why you want to attend UPenn" question, and my favorite people in the history, who is your hero. They were particularly interested in my achievement in music, like why did you choose to play piano, how it helped your throughout your career.
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Other Details
I Applied Online and the interview consisted of a 1:1 Interview.
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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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