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No Offer – Interviewed in UC Berkeley, CA (US) May 2011 – Reviewed May 09, 2013
Interview Details The interview process is with a panel of 3 to 4 people. They are very organized with a list of questions that they ask. The position required some PHP experience and a coder was present to determine my coding skills by providing some code and explaining what was missing in the code.
Interview Question – The example of code was missing quite a bit of characters and no real answer was given when asked what the purpose of the code was. Answer Question
Accepted Offer – Interviewed in Berkeley, CA (US) Apr 2012 – Reviewed Apr 20, 2013
Interview Details Very cool job, you learn a lot of technical skills and learn customer service as well. The hiring process requires you to fiddle around making a Word Document identical to the one that they give you, and then they put you in an interview where you have to answer a few technical questions. Don't worry if they're too hard, you can look things up during the interview. The big thing is making sure you have good customer service and address them nicely.
Interview Question – It's been a while since I interviewed with them, but the tech questions have to usually do with Word or Excel and how to to do so-and-so with possibly formatting things like footnotes. Answer Question
Accepted Offer – Interviewed in Berkeley, CA (US) Sep 2012 – Reviewed Mar 26, 2013
Interview Details I applied online through UC Berkeley as a work study student. I was looking for jobs and found three student assistant positions at Berkeley Law. I applied to two and got called back for one. At first they responded and told me that they are currently reviewing the applicants. Then they took a while to respond so I emailed them back after a week and they asked me for an interview date. I came in (in professional attire) and sat down with two interviewers. They asked me about my resume, my previous jobs, a charity event I worked on and what skills I can offer them. They also asked about my time management skills and how well do I work under pressure. The interview was really good and the interviewers (one of them is my current boss) is extremely kind. I got the email after two days and I accepted the job offer.
Interview Question – What would you do if I (the boss) gave you a task to do and another legal assistant or law professor walks in and asks you to do another task? How would you prioritize the tasks given to you if all three of us were to ask you to get it done? View Answer
Accepted Offer – Interviewed in Berkeley, CA (US) Aug 2012 – Reviewed Mar 09, 2013
Interview Details I submitted my application over the summer, and got an interview within a couple of days. The employer asked a lot of questions about my experience and technical knowledge. She also threw some case questions at me and asked what my marketing approaches would be, as well as how I see the future of social media in general.
Interview Question – What do you think is the social media channel that will be the next big thing? Why? Answer Question
Negotiation Details – There wasn't much negotiation. It was a student job, and the pay as well as conditions were great. Love the job to this day!
Accepted Offer – Interviewed in Berkeley, CA (US) Oct 2012 – Reviewed Mar 07, 2013
Interview Details Questions about past experience. Given scenarios to test troubleshooting and customer service.
Interview Question – Scenarios with clients having difficulties with various programs such as Microsoft Office or Adobe Suite. you must try and solve/ handle unexpected issues. Answer Question
Accepted Offer – Interviewed in Berkeley, CA (US) Apr 2011 – Reviewed Dec 18, 2012
Interview Details submit resume, get contacted by management, interview with management
Interview Question – none Answer Question
No Offer – Interviewed in Berkeley, CA (US) – Reviewed Nov 10, 2012
Interview Details The phone interview went well. After that, everything went down hill. I was interviewed by a panel of 6 people. I wasn't aware that it would be a panel but, you have to be prepared for just about anything so that was fine. What I wasn't prepared for was what rude, lifeless, unengaging, less than hospitable people they were. The questions were broad and as an event planner, one always wants to drill down to the core of a detail--so when I tried to clarify the question, one of the women on the panel threw her hands up and proclaimed "perhaps I'm not making myself clear!" and shook her head. When I interviewed canditates at my last job, I went out of my way to make that person feel welcome so that I could bring out their best and hopelly get a good sense of them and their talents.. Nope! Just the opposite here. Part of me wanted to run for the hills as I knew I would never want to work with these people....ever. The professional in me knew I needed to finish the interview and then get the heck out of there. What a shame that they were the representatives of such a fine school!
Interview Question – The questions were unengaging and read from a piece of paper Answer Question
Accepted Offer – Interviewed in Berkeley, CA (US) Mar 2012 – Reviewed Oct 16, 2012
Interview Details Very straightforward. Didn't interview people that were not already qualified. First interview was over the phone. Second was in the office. I think the interview was mostly to see how I would fit in the office.
Interview Question – Why are you interested in this position and what are some changes you are hoping to bring. Answer Question
Accepted Offer – Interviewed in UC Berkeley, CA (US) Feb 2010 – Reviewed Aug 18, 2012
Interview Details I took the chance to visit my postdoctoral supervisor while I was on holiday in San Francisco. I contacted the person beforehand via email, but never got any response. But a friend of mine told me that I should take the chance to literally knock on the door of the professor I wanted to work with and this actually worked very well. After I introduced myself we had a short conversation and at the end he offered me a postdoctoral position subject to the condition that he could raise some money for me. 6 weeks later he officially offered me the job and I accepted it.
Interview Question – The interview was not like questions and answers. It was a scientific conversation. Answer Question
Accepted Offer – Interviewed in Berkeley, CA (US) Sep 2011 – Reviewed Jul 17, 2012
Interview Details For psychology department. Job posted through Work Study website; sent in resume and was emailed back directly by hiring manager. She invited me in to office for interview and asked mostly personal questions, digging about what kind of person I am - probably just trying to assess whether you are reliable, self-sufficient type with a can-do attitude (most of the tasks required are repetitive, rather unchallenging anyway)
Interview Question – What if you were given a time-sensitive task and required information or resources from someone in the office - but are unable to track him or her down? Answer Question
Negotiation Details – No negotiation. Compensation is posted in job listing and not even discussed.
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