I applied through an employee referral. The process took 2 weeks. I interviewed at Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center (New York, NY) in Mar 2016
Interview
I was sent a referral from my friend via email and I filled out an application which ended with an assessment test that tested for basic knowledge, typing speed, and personality questions. I received a phone call about 3 days later but I missed it. I called back and she scheduled a phone screening the next day. The phone screen asked questions like "you just graduated, what do you plan doing now?" "what do you know about MSKCC?" "tell me about yourself." then she asked a couple of team-related behavioral questions. Then she explained the position and the salary. I agreed to the salary then she scheduled me for an in-person interview at HR. (phone interview was on a Thursday, in-person interview was scheduled for Monday) Monday came around and I was interviewed by the talent acquisition lady, one-on-one. She asked similar questions like "why MSK?" "why Session Assistant?" "Strength?" "Weakness?" A couple of behavioral questions were also asked like "name a time you had a difficult group project" (something along the lines like that). She then asked me if I had time for an interview with 2 supervisors later that day and I said yes. She then told me that there will be more behavioral questions and to answer them using STAR (situation, task, action, and result). The next interview was a little bit intense but I have prepared for it thanks to my friend and to Glassdoor. The 2 supervisors were past SA and they were very nice and very approachable. I answered to the best of my abilities. They had a packet of about 18-20 questions and each of them took turns asking and they were taking notes as I answered. When I was done answering they said that was it and that I should get a response by the end of the week hopefully. I was sent an email for references, I did them that night on my computer. 3 out of 5 of my references completed the survey the next day (Tuesday). And on Wednesday morning I got a call from HR offering me a position! I was worried at first because some Glassdoor reviews showed that after the 2 supervisors, they were also interviewed by a hiring manager. However I wasn't but I was still offered a position! The process was long but thorough. I understand why they take these steps because MSK is such a great company and I've seen how they treat their employees and even potential employees. I felt very welcomed and now I feel even more welcomed! I'm so glad for this opportunity! I start 2 weeks from now!
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Question 1
Name a time your supervisor gave you criticism. What did you do about it?
I interviewed at Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center (New York, NY)
Interview
Interview consists of behavioral questions and hiring managers will be listening for very specific examples. They will do their best to weed out generalities like “I would do x” and instead want to hear “In this situation I did these specific things and the outcome was _”.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Tell me about a time when you made a mistake at work.
I interviewed at Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center
Interview
Very detailed process. It included the STAR method - Interviewers discussed this in the beginning of the interview. Unfortunately, I ended up declining the role and going with a different offer.
I interviewed at Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center
Interview
First there was phone screening it was not very long, about ten minutes. Then the person I spoke to on the phone set up in-person interview with a different person.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
If you are upset, how does that manifest itself? How do other people know that you are upset?
Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center interviews FAQs
Session Assistant I applicants have rated the interview process at Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center with 3.1 out of 5 (where 5 is the highest level of difficulty) and assessed their interview experience as 76% positive. To compare, the company-average is 67.7% positive. This is according to Glassdoor user ratings.
Candidates applying for Session Assistant I roles take an average of 19 days to get hired, when considering 89 user submitted interviews for this role. To compare, the hiring process at Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center overall takes an average of 29 days.
Common stages of the interview process at Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center as a Session Assistant I according to 89 Glassdoor interviews include:
Phone interview: 23%
One on one interview: 20%
Skills test: 14%
Group panel interview: 10%
Personality test: 9%
Background check: 8%
Drug test: 8%
IQ intelligence test: 5%
Presentation: 3%
Other: 0%
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