I applied online. I interviewed at Stanford University in Dec 2023
Interview
The panel interview felt very formal with a string of behavioral questions focused on addressing conflict. When it was time to ask important questions about the culture and the work, I received very vague, short, and ambiguous responses.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Q: Tell me about a time when you disagreed with your boss.
Q. Tell me about a time when you resolved conflict with a peer.
I applied online. The process took 2 months. I interviewed at Stanford University
Interview
I had a wonderful interview process. I met with the leaders and partners in the team I'd be on as well as our cross-functional leaders and partners. The interview felt human.
I applied online. The process took 4 weeks. I interviewed at Stanford University (Palo Alto, CA) in Dec 2017
Interview
Before interviewing, I was not an insider to Stanford....not an alum, didn't have any personal or professional connections to Stanford. I simply found a job I liked through Taleo and applied. I applied in November 2017 and interviewed exactly one month later. The interview questions were entirely behavioral. I have posted those below and they are verbatim. All my interviews were conducted via phone and Zoom (I lived a few time zones away) so I didn't interview on campus. After five or so separate interviews, I was offered the job and accepted (no negotiation because it wasn't "allowed"). This policy is common for middle leadership roles. Those five or so interviews took place over 8 days. It was a very quick and intense process but manageable. This was not the typical hiring experience...they were looking to hire quickly and have somebody hired in the role before the holidays. I have posted interview questions for the first and second round interviews, with the same person interviewing. The third, fourth, and fifth interviews were with different people but their interview questions were basically the same questions but worded differently. If you aren't well-prepared, these questions will be difficult. I was very well-prepared but a couple of the questions threw me for a loop. At those times, I just asked if we could go to the next question. By asking, I wanted to convey that I wasn't trying to avoid the question but instead wanted to get more time to provide a thoughtful answer. They were okay with that. I really hope this helps and I wish you well!!
PS. Glassdoor is making me pick a city where I interviewed. I just picked Palo Alto as the city but I as mentioned all my interviews were phone/Zoom out back East.
Interview questions [15]
Question 1
a. What is your biggest achievement in your professional career? How did you navigate the process toward that achievement?
b. Can you think of a time when your work was above standard and another when your work was below and tell me why your performance was different in those scenarios?
c. Can you tell me about a time when a process or operation was done poorly in your organization? How has that process or operation improved since your involvement?
f. Can you tell me about situation when you had to adjust quickly to a significant change (ie a change in organizational structure, a team member, or priorities)?
i. What kind of tasks do you feel you spend a lot of energy on what kinds of tasks do you feel you don’t spend a lot of energy on and why? What do you do to maintain your effectiveness when you have a high energy output aspect to your role?