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I applied online. The process took 2 months. I interviewed at Student Conservation Association in Jan 2023

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Applied online. About two weeks later, the HM emailed to schedule a first round video interview. I participated in the video interview, which I believed to be a positive experience. I followed up within a week or so but did not receive any response. It has been about 6 weeks since the interview and the position is still posted.

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Fast, Communication through email and interview conducted via zoom. Follow up was in 5 business days. Lots of emails, so you will need to eye your inbox frequently. Documents needed are well outlined.

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Anonymous Interview Candidate

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Positive Experience
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Quick phone screening that lasted about 20-30min. The typical interview questions as well as letting me know about the position. Some curveball questions but made it through. It wasn't something I should have been nervous about to say the least.

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  • What would you do if you didn't know the answer to a question someone asked? (for staffing a visitors center)
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Anonymous Employee

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I applied online. I interviewed at Student Conservation Association

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Straightforward. Only curve ball question was a behavioral one on how I would deal with a very specific situation related to the position, I was not familiar with one of the technical terms. The rest of the time was taken up by a thorough explanation of the job and the expectations.

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  • -Why do we need National Parks in your opinion/ Importance of Conservation - Describe a challenge you faced - Can you handle x,y,z (heights, hiking, etc.)
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Anonymous Employee

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The interview involved a phone call in which the interviewer asked a series of standard questions. The call was more like a conversation than grueling test. Overall it was a good experience.

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Anonymous Interview Candidate

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Difficult Interview
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I applied online. I interviewed at Student Conservation Association in Mar 2021

Interview

You create a profile through The SCA where you list all your interests and qualifications and attach your resume. Then, you are able find what internships are available and select which ones you are interested in. Then, your application has a chance to be sent to the partner to be reviewed. Sometimes you get an interview from this and then after the interview you have a chance of getting the job.

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Pretty easy. interviewers just want to let you know what kind of work you should be prepared to do and ask if you're capable of performing said jobs. over the phone, very simple and easy going

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  • describe a time where you had conflict and how did you resolve it
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Anonymous Interview Candidate in Noida

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Difficult Interview
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I applied online. I interviewed at Student Conservation Association (Noida) in Feb 2020

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Student i haven't given interview. Please make glass door open to students. Students seeking knowledge are unable to see the content needed to review the interview process and companies reviews.

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  • Make glass door open to student?
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Anonymous Interview Candidate

Declined Offer
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I applied online. The process took 3 weeks. I interviewed at Student Conservation Association in Oct 2018

Interview

Had one interview on the phone which lasted about one hour. This included the questions I asked. The interviewer asked me questions mainly about examples of conflict resolution and working with groups.

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  • Describe a challenging experience and how you resolved it
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Anonymous Employee in Seward, AK

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I applied online. The process took 2 weeks. I interviewed at Student Conservation Association (Seward, AK) in Apr 2018

Interview

Multi stepped process. First was an email with a set of questions asking about fitness, comfort being in bear country, and experience in fisheries and freshwater work. The phone interview was a group interview and was dedicated to the more personal nitty gritty questions, like “what would you do if you came here”, “where do you see each yourself in a few years” and “why should we hire you”?

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Student Conservation Association Interviews FAQs

Glassdoor users rated their interview experience at Student Conservation Association as 79.2% positive with a difficulty rating score of 2.29 out of 5 (where 5 is the highest level of difficulty). Candidates interviewing for Native Trout Conservation and Environmental Educator rated their interviews as the hardest, whereas interviews for Community Crew Leader and Excelsior Corps roles were rated as the easiest.

The hiring process at Student Conservation Association takes an average of 22.69 days when considering 25 user submitted interviews across all job titles. Candidates applying for Environmental Educator had the quickest hiring process (on average 5 days), whereas Development roles had the slowest hiring process (on average 60 days).

Common stages of the interview process at Student Conservation Association according to 25 Glassdoor interviews include:

Phone Interview: 36.11%

Drug Test: 16.67%

Presentation: 11.11%

Background Check: 11.11%

IQ Intelligence Test: 8.33%

One on One Interview: 8.33%

Group Panel Interview: 5.56%

Other: 2.78%

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