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      Recreation Counselor Interview

      Nov 18, 2015
      Anonymous employee
      La Jolla, CA
      Accepted offer
      Positive experience
      Average interview

      Application

      I applied online. The process took 2 weeks. I interviewed at UC San Diego (La Jolla, CA) in May 2015

      Interview

      Called me after submitting my application and scheduled an in-person interview at UCSD campus in the Recreation Center area. The supervisors all joined, sat around me in a meeting room and asked me questions about my experience related to working with people and children, with outdoor activity and child program implementing, as well as my experience and approach to inspiring, encouraging, teaching, counseling and guiding groups of children.

      Interview questions [1]

      Question 1

      Describe a time when you had to overcome an obstacle.
      1 Answer

      UC San Diego interviews FAQs

      • Recreation Counselor applicants have rated the interview process at UC San Diego with 3 out of 5 (where 5 is the highest level of difficulty) and assessed their interview experience as 100% positive. To compare, the company-average is 76.2% positive. This is according to Glassdoor user ratings.
      • Candidates applying for Recreation Counselor roles take an average of 15 days to get hired, when considering 1 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 Recreation Counselor according to 1 Glassdoor interviews include:

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        Group panel interview:  50%

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