Student Assistant applicants have rated the interview process at Cornell University with 3 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 77.7% positive. This is according to Glassdoor user ratings.
Candidates applying for Student Assistant roles take an average of 7 days to get hired, when considering 3 user submitted interviews for this role. To compare, the hiring process at Cornell University overall takes an average of 29 days.
Common stages of the interview process at Cornell University as a Student Assistant according to 3 Glassdoor interviews include:
One on one interview: 50%
Group panel interview: 50%
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A video call introduction and just questions about myself. The call was around 30 minutes, Show how your interests align with the job you intend to apply. It should not be hard because you might have taken the class already or know the topic you applied for.
I applied online. The process took 1 week. I interviewed at Cornell University (Ithaca, NY) in Mar 2013
Interview
Cornell Store: 1 interview approx. 30 mins. I worked at the TechConnect so most questions were about technological products. They asked if I worked in retail before, if I am keep up new devices like new iPhone, every year etc.
Conference services: 2 interviews. (1st one-on-one, 2nd group). First interview is behavioral. They ask basic interview questions like what are you strengths and weaknesses, why should we hire you? etc
2nd round is group interview. You do activities (games, customer-assistant role-play) in a group.
I applied online. The process took 1 week. I interviewed at Cornell University (Ithaca, NY) in Aug 2011
Interview
You have to look for the position in the student employment website. Then send them an email. 99.9% of time they will get back to you(with good or bad news). But at least they get back to you. Half hour interview with the staff. They mostly talk about what you are interested in. You don't have to dress up too formal or formal at all.