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UC San Diego interviews FAQs
Student Lab Assistant applicants have rated the interview process at UC San Diego with 2.5 out of 5 (where 5 is the highest level of difficulty) and assessed their interview experience as 50% positive. To compare, the company-average is 76.2% positive. This is according to Glassdoor user ratings.
Candidates applying for Student Lab Assistant roles take an average of 180 days to get hired, when considering 2 user submitted interviews for this role. To compare, the hiring process at UC San Diego overall takes an average of 25 days.
Common stages of the interview process at UC San Diego as a Student Lab Assistant according to 2 Glassdoor interviews include:
One on one interview: 100%
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I applied through college or university. The process took 6 months. I interviewed at UC San Diego (La Jolla, CA) in Jan 2011
Interview
The interview process was quite brief. They took me to a seated area next to the elevators and began asking about my experiences at UC San Diego, the classes that I took, why I wanted to be a lab assistant, and asked a majority of behavioral questions. After the interview, I didn't get a response until 6 months later, which was kind of odd. I'm assuming they initially hired the first person they interviewed and needed an additional lab assistant a couple of months after that and decided to hire me.
I applied online. I interviewed at UC San Diego in Nov 2022
Interview
It was very low-stress compared to other jobs, particularly because this was for a student position. I am unsure how it went for me personally though, since I have not yet received their decision, and I think it is really competitive. Many students are always looking for lab positions, so I'm not sure where I stand in this.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
They asked what I was most interested in, as this was a psychology lab, so they wanted to know what particular areas of psychology I care about. It was for a mental health lab, so of course they want to know what my interest in mental health is.