University of Washington Interview Questions & Reviews

Interview Details – Applied through HuskyJobs (http://careers.washington.edu/HuskyJobs).

Had one phone interview with the hiring manager and then had a panel interview with the entire time to answer questions on my portfolio and resume.

A lot of questions were on my passion, what web design and coding work I've done before, what classes I took that is relevant to this position, and what I want to work on with the team.

Negotiation Details – No room for negotiation, this is a student position.

Interview Details – I met everyone in the lab, and interviewed directly with the lab manager and another investigator.

Negotiation Details – I did not negotiate much of anything.

Interview Details – My new manager had me pre-picked as the destined new hire for this position. She had hand selected me from my former position at the University of Washington and knew I was a faithful and reliable and smart worker. The interview was a formal process in order to get hired for the posted position.

Negotiation Details – No, there is no negotiation when one is forced to be in a union contract classified position.

Interview Details – This is an interview for the operation internship for Goldman Sachs. It is a two-round interview. One round is half hour, so it was one-hour long in total.

Interview Details – Through an employee referral, I applied online. Within three weeks, I was invited for a 20-minute phone interview with a selection committee. They asked a variety of questions, including but not limited to student development, event planning and diversity. The following day I was invited for an on campus interview, which was planned two weeks later. The on campus interview was a day long process, where I invited with different members of the campus community, individually or in groups. However, I did not hear back regarding my candidacy following the interview. I found out that the position was offered to another person online. However, the campus is small but growing and has strong ties to the surrounding community. Mostly everyone I interviewed with loved the work that they, which all was in support of the students.

Please know that I am a very mellow and calm yet collection kinda guy, but one interview, in particular, from my campus visit left a bad taste in my mouth. It actually changed my mind about the position, and after walking away from that, I realized I didn't want to work for a senior level administrator, who was really aggressive, not welcoming, and too proud. This is not a reflection of others.

Interview Details – Submitted resume and was called in for an interview. Answered the standard questions, and was called back for a second interview a few weeks later. At the second interview I was asked more program specific questions, like how I would handle organizing multiple programs at once, and what experience I have dealing with students from other countries (the position was in an international programs department).

Interview Details – To get an interview at the Univ of Washington, an individual needs to submit an application for a specific position to the UW Human Resources Department. The Department reviews the application to ensure it is appropriate for the position applied for. If the applicant meets the job criteria, the application is rated by and HR person for appropriateness for the position applied for. They select the top applications and forward them to the requesting supervisor. The supervisor selects the candidates they wish to interview from those forwarded to them, and contacts the application. An interview is set up. The applicant may have to pass specific tests within each dept, depending upon the position. The applicant gets an opportunity to ask any questions he or she may have. The hiring person hires the candidate they think is the best for the position. The candidate may leave their application on the HR site, and forward it to other open positions they are interested in, as these positions get posted.

Interview Details – Interviewed with HR representative, hiring manager, key department heads and finally the head of Department.

Negotiation Details – University has published salary ranges.
If you know names of staff you are benchmarking, go see their state published salaries to know what can be asked. Salary data will be a year old, but don't worry. University salaries have been on a freeze third year running, so data is perfect.

Interview Details – A few people sit in during the interview process. Questions regarding your previous experience doing technical support and communication abilities definitely arise. They want to see if you can accommodate for a wide range of people who ask for help; be it students, staff, visiting professors, to people who are just visiting the public library.