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Updated May 12, 2023
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Anonymous Employee
I interviewed at Columbia University
Virtual submission ( five questions)-team interview(30 mins)-office interview & writing skill test(2 hours in total)-HR interview(30 mins) The whole interview process lasted for 2 months, which took more time than expected
- Previous work sample, experience working with faculty
Anonymous Interview Candidate in New York, NY
I interviewed at Columbia University (New York, NY)
Several rounds with successive levels of leadership written exercise and in person final interview, very straightforward with emails to help guide you every step of the way, everyone was great
- Interest and professional experience in the area
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Anonymous Interview Candidate
I interviewed at Columbia University
There are 4 rounds- the first is an HR phone call as a screener, then there are 3 meetings with team members of various seniority starting with the most junior to the most senior then the hiring manager. Questions are mostly behavior and situational based. Be prepared with examples of recent projects and the outcome of those projects.
- Tell me about yourself, walk me through your resume, examples of leading projects
Anonymous Interview Candidate
I interviewed at Columbia University
That's the ERM course interview and it took 30 mins. I received the interview two days after the application. Questions are easy to understand and he was friendly to ask me questions.
- who do you admire most?
Anonymous Employee in New York, NY
I interviewed at Columbia University (New York, NY)
A brief interview with the dean of this program. It was more like a conversation. It took only about 20 minutes and it was in person form. Only one round interview might be because it was not a full-time position.
- Bried interview with the dean of this program, including what I've learned, how to apply those to future teaching, etc.
Anonymous Employee
I interviewed at Columbia University
Easy going interview process. Spoke with two professors and an admin. Process took two weeks and received offer shortly thereafter. Would review basic qualifications of the job description and prepare two to five questions to ask the interviewee.
- Can you tell me about yourself
Anonymous Employee in Morningside, AL
I interviewed at Columbia University (Morningside, AL)
it went smoothly. But I felt being graduated from Columbia helped me a lot. The hiring team contacted every single person in my reference list. Overall it was not a bad experience
- a bout my future goals
Anonymous Employee in New York, NY
I applied online. I interviewed at Columbia University (New York, NY)
Interviewed with three professors. Described Future Project Plan in detail. Described past research experiences in detail. Professors introduced their lab projects to me. Over all it went nice and smooth.
- Describe your past classes Describe your past experiences Describe your future research plan
Anonymous Employee
I interviewed at Columbia University
There was a video Interview including five questions to answer. Mainly to describe yourself, academic experiences, motivation to get this assistant position, personal advantages and disadvantages, what courses you want to assist in and why.
- Why you want this job?
Anonymous Interview Candidate
I applied online. The process took 4 weeks. I interviewed at Columbia University
My interview was for the Master of Applied Analytics program. I got asked about how i contribute to classroom and what is my favorite class and why I chose the program. The interview was quick, around 15 minutes.
- How do you contribute to classroom discussion?
Columbia University Interviews FAQs
Glassdoor users rated their interview experience at Columbia University as 70.4% positive with a difficulty rating score of 2.58 out of 5 (where 5 is the highest level of difficulty). Candidates interviewing for Career Counselor and IT Helpdesk Technician I rated their interviews as the hardest, whereas interviews for Associate and Computer Programmer/Analyst roles were rated as the easiest.
The hiring process at Columbia University takes an average of 30.75 days when considering 528 user submitted interviews across all job titles. Candidates applying for Lab Assistant had the quickest hiring process (on average 1 day), whereas Educational Technologist roles had the slowest hiring process (on average 180 days).
Common stages of the interview process at Columbia University according to 528 Glassdoor interviews include:
One on One Interview: 28.57%
Phone Interview: 19.70%
Group Panel Interview: 13.64%
Presentation: 9.74%
Background Check: 8.12%
Drug Test: 6.93%
Skills Test: 6.49%
IQ Intelligence Test: 2.81%
Other: 2.16%
Personality Test: 1.84%
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