Lecturer applicants have rated the interview process at Penn State with 2.6 out of 5 (where 5 is the highest level of difficulty) and assessed their interview experience as 57% positive. To compare, the company-average is 75.2% positive. This is according to Glassdoor user ratings.
Candidates applying for Lecturer roles take an average of 24 days to get hired, when considering 7 user submitted interviews for this role. To compare, the hiring process at Penn State overall takes an average of 33 days.
Common stages of the interview process at Penn State as a Lecturer according to 7 Glassdoor interviews include:
Phone interview: 20%
One on one interview: 20%
Background check: 20%
Group panel interview: 15%
Drug test: 10%
Presentation: 10%
Skills test: 5%
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I applied through an employee referral. The process took 5 days. I interviewed at Penn State (University Park, PA) in May 2014
Interview
I was interviewed by a professor who had only been at the university for a few months, He seemed a bit disheveled and surprised that he had to do the interview.
Interview questions [2]
Question 1
What what would you do if you were sick and had to teach?
I applied online. The process took 4 weeks. I interviewed at Penn State (New York, NY) in Feb 2018
Interview
Submitted the application around in late January. Got the first round interview in February with two faculty members. Then, the final interview was conducted with groups of standing faculties.
I applied online. I interviewed at Penn State (Harrisburg, PA) in Apr 2017
Interview
Standard job talk, search committee were there, very few audiences
lunch interview with a Professor
interview with the search committee, they prepared a list of questions to ask me in turn
meet the dean
meet the chancellor
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
all standard
looks like the search committee spent time on preparing the questions
I applied online. The process took 2 days. I interviewed at Penn State (University Park, PA) in Apr 2016
Interview
My interview was over two days. It involved meeting with current faculty members and instructional designers. I gave a 50-minute presentation to a group of about 30 faculty members and graduate students concerning my research.