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      Academic Advisor Interview

      May 17, 2016
      Anonymous Interview Candidate
      San Luis Obispo, CA
      Declined offer
      Positive experience
      Easy interview

      Application

      I applied online. The process took 5 weeks. I interviewed at CAL POLY (San Luis Obispo, CA) in May 2016

      Interview

      First, there was a 30-45min phone interview with a panel of 4 people. I was called back to come to the campus, however, was scheduled 3 weeks after the phone interview. The interview was 1/2 a day and had a one on one with the hiring manager, questions with the panel, questions with the staff, a presentation, more questions and then a lunch. It was a long day but they made you feel very comfortable (very conversational) and had a lot of opportunity to ask questions and get to know the staff. They really seemed to take the time to really get to know you and see if you would be a good fit for their team. They seemed like a very close group that worked well together. huge emphasis on "team"-- which is great. I was asked (based on my background) questions about how I could implement a certain program with all the issues surrounding it...I will admit I was taken back a little because I wasn't expecting a question like this....in order to really answer I would have to know more about how their advising works/the school and why there is so much "negative" surrounding this particular program... I was a little upset I couldn't provide a straight..."this is how we are going to do it answer"....

      Interview questions [1]

      Question 1

      Behavioral...tell me about a time when?.... how to you prepare for workshops? If you had more time in your presentation, what would you have done differently? What do you think an appropriate referral is? Tell me about yourself? What do you know about Cal Poly? and Cal Poly's culture? What do you know about Advising here at Cal Poly? Advising philosophy? How do you keep a good rapport with students? NCAA experience? --
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      CAL POLY interviews FAQs

      • Academic Advisor applicants have rated the interview process at CAL POLY with 2 out of 5 (where 5 is the highest level of difficulty) and assessed their interview experience as 100% positive. To compare, the company-average is 82.5% positive. This is according to Glassdoor user ratings.
      • Candidates applying for Academic Advisor roles take an average of 35 days to get hired, when considering 1 user submitted interviews for this role. To compare, the hiring process at CAL POLY overall takes an average of 31 days.
      • Common stages of the interview process at CAL POLY as a Academic Advisor according to 1 Glassdoor interviews include:

        Phone interview:  33%

        Presentation:  33%

        Group panel interview:  33%

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