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      Associate Director Interview

      Dec 18, 2023
      Anonymous Interview Candidate
      No offer
      Negative experience
      Average interview

      Application

      I applied online. I interviewed at Stanford University in Dec 2023

      Interview

      The panel interview felt very formal with a string of behavioral questions focused on addressing conflict. When it was time to ask important questions about the culture and the work, I received very vague, short, and ambiguous responses.

      Interview questions [1]

      Question 1

      Q: Tell me about a time when you disagreed with your boss. Q. Tell me about a time when you resolved conflict with a peer.
      1 Answer
      2

      Other Associate Director Interview Reviews for Stanford University

      Associate Director Interview

      Jul 29, 2023
      Anonymous employee
      Accepted offer
      Positive experience
      Average interview

      Application

      I applied online. The process took 2 months. I interviewed at Stanford University

      Interview

      I had a wonderful interview process. I met with the leaders and partners in the team I'd be on as well as our cross-functional leaders and partners. The interview felt human.

      Interview questions [1]

      Question 1

      What made you apply to this position?
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      Associate Director Interview

      May 19, 2018
      Anonymous employee
      Palo Alto, CA
      Accepted offer
      Positive experience
      Difficult interview

      Application

      I applied online. The process took 4 weeks. I interviewed at Stanford University (Palo Alto, CA) in Dec 2017

      Interview

      Before interviewing, I was not an insider to Stanford....not an alum, didn't have any personal or professional connections to Stanford. I simply found a job I liked through Taleo and applied. I applied in November 2017 and interviewed exactly one month later. The interview questions were entirely behavioral. I have posted those below and they are verbatim. All my interviews were conducted via phone and Zoom (I lived a few time zones away) so I didn't interview on campus. After five or so separate interviews, I was offered the job and accepted (no negotiation because it wasn't "allowed"). This policy is common for middle leadership roles. Those five or so interviews took place over 8 days. It was a very quick and intense process but manageable. This was not the typical hiring experience...they were looking to hire quickly and have somebody hired in the role before the holidays. I have posted interview questions for the first and second round interviews, with the same person interviewing. The third, fourth, and fifth interviews were with different people but their interview questions were basically the same questions but worded differently. If you aren't well-prepared, these questions will be difficult. I was very well-prepared but a couple of the questions threw me for a loop. At those times, I just asked if we could go to the next question. By asking, I wanted to convey that I wasn't trying to avoid the question but instead wanted to get more time to provide a thoughtful answer. They were okay with that. I really hope this helps and I wish you well!! PS. Glassdoor is making me pick a city where I interviewed. I just picked Palo Alto as the city but I as mentioned all my interviews were phone/Zoom out back East.

      Interview questions [15]

      Question 1

      a. What is your biggest achievement in your professional career? How did you navigate the process toward that achievement?
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      Question 2

      b. Can you think of a time when your work was above standard and another when your work was below and tell me why your performance was different in those scenarios?
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      Question 3

      c. Can you tell me about a time when a process or operation was done poorly in your organization? How has that process or operation improved since your involvement?
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      Question 4

      d. Can you describe a time when you had to ask a lot of questions to clarify and listen to a customer to identify what their need was?
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      Question 5

      e. Can you describe a time when you did not handle a customer complaint well?
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      Question 6

      f. Can you describe one of the most stressful interactions you’ve had within an internal or external stakeholder?
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      Question 7

      a. Can you describe how you involve team members in your decision making?
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      Question 8

      b. Can you describe one of the most complex problems you’ve been asked to solve?
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      Question 9

      c. Can you describe a good decision you’ve made recently and then one you wish you hadn’t made?
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      Question 10

      d. In your current role can you tell me something that you’ve learned quickly and something that took more time?
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      Question 11

      e. Can you tell me about a time had to work under a new policy or procedure that you didn’t agree with?
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      Question 12

      f. Can you tell me about situation when you had to adjust quickly to a significant change (ie a change in organizational structure, a team member, or priorities)?
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      Question 13

      g. What is the most stressful aspect of your current role?
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      Question 14

      h. Can you tell me about a time when you were overwhelmed?
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      Question 15

      i. What kind of tasks do you feel you spend a lot of energy on what kinds of tasks do you feel you don’t spend a lot of energy on and why? What do you do to maintain your effectiveness when you have a high energy output aspect to your role?
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