Student Assistant applicants have rated the interview process at UC Merced with 2.4 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 78.1% positive. This is according to Glassdoor user ratings.
Candidates applying for Student Assistant roles take an average of 11 days to get hired, when considering 8 user submitted interviews for this role. To compare, the hiring process at UC Merced overall takes an average of 14 days.
Common stages of the interview process at UC Merced as a Student Assistant according to 8 Glassdoor interviews include:
Group panel interview: 23%
One on one interview: 23%
Personality test: 15%
Skills test: 15%
Background check: 8%
Drug test: 8%
Presentation: 8%
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I applied in-person. I interviewed at UC Merced (Merced, CA) in Jul 2018
Interview
Straight forward. Looked for relevant skills. Respectfully and eager to support my goals. The timeline took about 3 weeks until I was able to start. The interviewer was my (would-be) supervisor.
Interview was pretty short and the interview seemed more like a simple conversation, which was good because it eased my nerves. The interviewers were really nice and welcoming, overall it was a good experience.
First we did a run through of my Resume which she had some questions about. Then I was asked questions regarding office tasks, basic computer knowledge basic excel knowledge, etc.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Do you know how to make a spreadsheet with multiple tabs?
I applied online. The process took 4 weeks. I interviewed at UC Merced (Merced, CA) in Jun 2021
Interview
The entire process was 2 interviews, one with PhD student I would work more directly with and then another interview was held with the professor that the PhD student and I would both be working under.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
can you demonstrate how you plot these parameters against each other?