I applied through college or university. The process took 3 days. I interviewed at Mississippi State University (Starkville, MS) in Jan 2017
Interview
Professional interview, should dress in business professional wear. Asked a lot of questions about diversity. Multiple rounds of interviews. Some in large group settings, small group settings, and some one on one interviews.
Online recorded video, then one in person but with groups of people. You and your group had to answer a couple of questions and explain how you guys got there.
I applied through college or university. The process took 1 week. I interviewed at Mississippi State University (Starkville, MS) in Mar 2019
Interview
The interview process is different from each semester. Sometimes they are speed dating style from supervisor to supervisor. Other times they range from group presentations and pitches to practical interviews with a large group of candidates.
I applied online. The process took 1 week. I interviewed at Mississippi State University (Starkville, MS) in Apr 2018
Interview
Get know an RA and get the low down on the upper level staff.
Standard interview portion: summer campy questions, diversity questions, time management questions.
Group portion: Speak up just enough, know when to take a backseat, try to impress the right people.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
How do you manage personal time with school?
What organizations are you involved with?
How can MSU improve?
Resident Advisor applicants have rated the interview process at Mississippi State University with 2.5 out of 5 (where 5 is the highest level of difficulty) and assessed their interview experience as 75% positive. To compare, the company-average is 86.8% positive. This is according to Glassdoor user ratings.
Candidates applying for Resident Advisor roles take an average of 6 days to get hired, when considering 4 user submitted interviews for this role. To compare, the hiring process at Mississippi State University overall takes an average of 14 days.
Common stages of the interview process at Mississippi State University as a Resident Advisor according to 4 Glassdoor interviews include:
Group panel interview: 50%
One on one interview: 33%
Presentation: 17%
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