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Senior Fellow at University of Washington
Accepted Offer – Interviewed in Seattle, WA (US) Jun 2009 – Reviewed May 10, 2013
Interview Details The research investigator invite me to Seattle, WA. I passed four days in Seattle. The interview day was very long, started 9:00 AM through 6:00 PM. I presented my thesis research and had interview with each laboratory member. I had lunch and dinner. The principal investigator paid for everything, ticket airplanes, hotel, food, and taxi.
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Technical Assistant at University of Washington
Accepted Offer – Interviewed in Seattle, WA (US) Sep 2011 – Reviewed Apr 21, 2013
Interview Details I submitted my resume to the department and was told to come in after a couple days. After a few general questions about attitude, I started.
Interview Question – All questions just asked how comfortable I was working with people and my basic knowledge of using computers. Answer Question
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Math Tutor at University of Washington
Accepted Offer – Reviewed Apr 14, 2013
Interview Details Had to complete a skills test on math concepts from precalculus to matrix algebra followed by personal interview with managers.
Interview Question – Number of odd numbers from 1 to 1000. Discrete math. Answer Question
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Research Intern at University of Washington
Accepted Offer – Interviewed in Seattle, WA (US) Jun 2011 – Reviewed Mar 20, 2013
Interview Details visited website and found interesting project
Interview Question – why do you want to work here? Answer Question
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Graduate Teaching Assistant at University of Washington
Accepted Offer – Interviewed in Seattle, WA (US) Sep 2011 – Reviewed Mar 07, 2013
Interview Details I was teaching out of my department so I had to contact the department I wanted to teach in. They were nearly at capacity but I was given an interview. The interview consisted of some common questions that are difficult if you don't have a thorough understanding of the subject matter. Then I was contacted two days before the term started because I was the last TA they were going to pick.
Interview Question – It had to do with Newton's third law pairs, work, and something else that I forget. Answer Question
Negotiation Details – There was no negotiation.
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Graduate Research Assistant at University of Washington
Accepted Offer – Interviewed in Tacoma, WA (US) May 2012 – Reviewed Mar 06, 2013
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For the hiring process first I had to write a quick one page essay to describe why I am suitable for this job.
Then the professor asked me some general questions about my interests, earlier projects and coursework.
Interview Question – The unexpected part was to write an essay about why am I suitable for this job. Answer Question
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Graduate Student at University of Washington
Accepted Offer – Reviewed Feb 26, 2013
Interview Details Meeting with multiple lab PI's; going to talks and posters; interacting with current students
Interview Question – Everyone is nice Answer Question
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Library Assistant at University of Washington
Accepted Offer – Interviewed in Seattle, WA (US) – Reviewed Feb 08, 2013
Interview Details The interview was quick and easy. They asked me why I want to work there, how I would contribute to the library's office, they asked me to tell few things about myself, asked for my background, if I had any experience etc.
Interview Question – There wasn't one. Answer Question
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Instructional Designer at University of Washington
Accepted Offer – Interviewed in Seattle, WA (US) Sep 2012 – Reviewed Feb 06, 2013
Interview Details The hiring process was relaxed and very informal. There were no set questions presented in a typical interview setting. Asked to talk about oneself and then expand on some ideas presented.
Interview Question – The lack of a traditional interview. Answer Question
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Technical Assistant at University of Washington
Accepted Offer – Reviewed Jan 29, 2013
Interview Details Applied through HuskyJobs. Had two interviews: the first one is a phone interview. Not too many surprises in this interview. Mostly the questions are based on my past experience in resume. The second interview is with two people, one is the manager, another is the technical lead. Then I was informed about the result in one week.
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- How to deal with an angry customer. Answer Question
- What to do if you find your teammate made a serious mistake. Answer Question
- Active directory. Group policy. Map a network drive. Basic DOS commands. Answer Question
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