Assistant Professor applicants have rated the interview process at Columbia University with 4 out of 5 (where 5 is the highest level of difficulty) and assessed their interview experience as 50% positive. To compare, the company-average is 69.9% positive. This is according to Glassdoor user ratings.
Candidates applying for Assistant Professor roles take an average of 31 days to get hired, when considering 2 user submitted interviews for this role. To compare, the hiring process at Columbia University overall takes an average of 32 days.
Common stages of the interview process at Columbia University as a Assistant Professor according to 2 Glassdoor interviews include:
Group panel interview: 33%
One on one interview: 17%
Other: 17%
Presentation: 17%
Personality test: 17%
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I applied online. The process took 2 months. I interviewed at Columbia University (New York, NY) in Dec 2019
Interview
In-person interview with full hiring committee. Application was almost standard for academic position. Submitted CV, Cover letter, writing sample, teaching statement. Interview invitation came with request for further writing samples. Interviewers were engaged but not adept at making an opportunity for me to account for unusual trajectory of my career so far.
I applied online. The process took 1 day. I interviewed at Columbia University (New York, NY) in Feb 2015
Interview
One day interview. Meet with ~10 professors. One talk focusing on your past research with 5-10 min on future plan. It was in Feb. There is a second round interview. Good experience. They show me lab, have lunch together. A whole day. People are friendly. No meeting with students. They asked what are my questions. Discuss research
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
How do you differentiate from your advisors?
What is your most important contribution?