University of British Columbia interview questions
Updated Apr 17, 2026Difficulty
Average
Experience
Very positive
How others got an interview
- 18%Campus RecruitingCampus Recruiting
- 5%In PersonIn Person
- 5%Employee ReferralEmployee Referral
- 2%OtherOther
- 1%RecruiterRecruiter
- 1%Staffing AgencyStaffing Agency
Interview search
498 interviews
University of British Columbia interviews FAQs
- Glassdoor users rated their interview experience at University of British Columbia as 77.1% positive with a difficulty rating score of 2.73 out of 5 (where 5 is the highest level of difficulty). Candidates interviewing for Teacher and Advisor rated their interviews as the hardest, whereas interviews for Teaching Assistant and Admin Assistant roles were rated as the easiest.
- The hiring process at University of British Columbia takes an average of 34 days when considering 79 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 Student Services had the quickest hiring process (on average 1 day), whereas Graduate Research Assistant roles had the slowest hiring process (on average 240 days).
- Common stages of the interview process at University of British Columbia according to 79 Glassdoor interviews include:
One on one interview: 20%
Skills test: 16%
Group panel interview: 15%
Phone interview: 14%
Background check: 10%
Presentation: 10%
Personality test: 6%
IQ intelligence test: 5%
Other: 5%
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