Teaching Assistant applicants have rated the interview process at CAL State LA with 1 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 79% positive. This is according to Glassdoor user ratings.
Candidates applying for Teaching Assistant roles take an average of 1 day to get hired, when considering 3 user submitted interviews for this role. To compare, the hiring process at CAL State LA overall takes an average of 40 days.
Common stages of the interview process at CAL State LA as a Teaching Assistant according to 3 Glassdoor interviews include:
One on one interview: 40%
Skills test: 20%
Personality test: 20%
Phone interview: 20%
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I applied through college or university. I interviewed at CAL State LA (Los Angeles, CA) in Jan 2019
Interview
Meet with the professor for the TA position, Asked questions regarding the classes i wanted to be a TA and my expectations about this Job, previous experience and skill set.
I applied through an employee referral. I interviewed at CAL State LA (Los Angeles, CA) in May 2025
Interview
The interview process wasn't harsh at all. I was able to get a recommendation from a professor and the interview process was just asking how to solve simple topics on the course and how to deal with students who struggle to understand what it being taught.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Given the following problem, present to me how you would go about solving the problem to a student who knows nothing about already solving it.