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Updated Sep 28, 2023
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Anonymous Employee
I applied online. I interviewed at UCLA
Two co-directors interviewed me once for a project for the job at a research center. I was then offered the job, but had to ask for another conversation to clarify details of the job.
- Tell me about a time when you had to manage a complex project.
Anonymous Interview Candidate in Thousand Oaks, CA
I applied online. I interviewed at UCLA (Thousand Oaks, CA)
The interview process was easy, I didn’t like that they did a mass interview and called me only a few days before to go in. I felt it was rushed and they had me wait in the waiting room a long time
- Different medical scenarios and how to handle
Anonymous Interview Candidate in Los Angeles, CA
I interviewed at UCLA (Los Angeles, CA)
Ownership of increasing the number of both sellers with sales and mature merchants in Shop, formulating the seller's life cycle incubation strategy and supporting them to succeed in the 0-1 period.
- Identify opportunities to improve the business for mass sellers through scalable solutions and managing the roll-out of these solutions,
Anonymous Interview Candidate in Los Angeles, CA
I applied online. I interviewed at UCLA (Los Angeles, CA) in Sep 2023
Great interview process. Organized and comfortable. Follow up contact was good. The process was long but I was informed the whole way through. They spent only little time explaining the position since it as new.
- They asked my supervisory style.
Anonymous Interview Candidate
I interviewed at UCLA
Straightforward 45 minute interview done with HR and the person who I assume would be my manager. Very nice people and answered questions thoughtfully. Pay was lower than expected unfortunately.
- Why I applied for the job
Anonymous Interview Candidate in UCLA, CA
I interviewed at UCLA (UCLA, CA)
It was easy. They will ask you questions about your life and work experience. Then you can talk about other tbh fa nain announcements what are you going to do after
- They asked me about my experience
Anonymous Employee in Westwood, CA
I interviewed at UCLA (Westwood, CA)
Zoom interview I had a conversation with the hiring manager asked me the usually questions tell them about myself asked if I knew about the organization told me all the benefits of the organization and
- the usual tell me about a situation why do you want to work here do you know what CICARe is
Anonymous Employee
I interviewed at UCLA
The expectations are familiarity with the subject, good English communication skills, teaching abilities, and regularity. They tested these and verified my credentials on my undergraduate transcripts, and basically I was good to go.
- Do you have any teaching experience before?
Anonymous Interview Candidate in Sylmar, CA
I interviewed at UCLA (Sylmar, CA)
Very good interview. But lower pay. Very nice people. I’m still trying to decide what company to choose. Benefits is a big factor . I’m trying to do research to which companies are better
- Most common questions work experience
Anonymous Interview Candidate in Los Angeles, CA
I applied online. The process took 1 week. I interviewed at UCLA (Los Angeles, CA) in Jun 2023
I applied on their website. After a week I received an email from the doctor's assistant to schedule a Zoom interview. It was a week later. The interview was about 30 minutes.
- A very nice doctor interviewed me and asked me questions to understand my resume and let me know what the job would entail. Nothing threatening or scary. About half an hour.
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Glassdoor users rated their interview experience at UCLA as 75.7% positive with a difficulty rating score of 2.60 out of 5 (where 5 is the highest level of difficulty). Candidates interviewing for Pharmacy Tech and Software Development Summer Intern rated their interviews as the hardest, whereas interviews for Parking Attendant and Ph D Student roles were rated as the easiest.
The hiring process at UCLA takes an average of 27.76 days when considering 508 user submitted interviews across all job titles. Candidates applying for Ph D Student had the quickest hiring process (on average 1 day), whereas Business Office Coordinator (Film&Television Archive) roles had the slowest hiring process (on average 240 days).
Common stages of the interview process at UCLA according to 508 Glassdoor interviews include:
One on One Interview: 22.70%
Group Panel Interview: 19.11%
Phone Interview: 15.01%
Presentation: 10.67%
Background Check: 8.68%
Drug Test: 8.31%
Skills Test: 7.44%
IQ Intelligence Test: 3.72%
Other: 2.23%
Personality Test: 2.11%
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It’s long- depending on department up to a month or longer. There is a long HR process before they can extend an offer.