CalSTRS interview questions
Updated May 25, 2026Difficulty
Average
Experience
Very positive
How others got an interview
- 14%Campus RecruitingCampus Recruiting
- 9%In PersonIn Person
- 5%RecruiterRecruiter
- 5%OtherOther
Interview search
32 interviews
CalSTRS interviews FAQs
- Glassdoor users rated their interview experience at CalSTRS as 73.3% positive with a difficulty rating score of 2.9 out of 5 (where 5 is the highest level of difficulty). Candidates interviewing for Investment Officer I and Research Analyst rated their interviews as the hardest, whereas interviews for Student Assistant and Analyst roles were rated as the easiest.
- The hiring process at CalSTRS takes an average of 27 days when considering 32 user submitted interviews across all job titles. To compare, the average duration of hiring at similar companies like BlackRock, Inc. is 14 days, Fabricated Software, Inc. is 2 days, and Apple Inc. is 21 days. Candidates applying for Investment Operations (IO1) had the quickest hiring process (on average 1 day), whereas Investment Officer I roles had the slowest hiring process (on average 90 days).
- Common stages of the interview process at CalSTRS according to 32 Glassdoor interviews include:
Group panel interview: 37%
Background check: 15%
Skills test: 15%
Presentation: 11%
One on one interview: 7%
Phone interview: 7%
Personality test: 4%
Drug test: 4%
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- Student Assistant(9) ;
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- Accountant Trainee(2) ;
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- Investments Intern(2) ;
- Portfolio Manager(2) ;
- Project Manager(2) ;
- Research Data Analyst(2) ;
- SSM1(2) .
