Administrative Assistant applicants have rated the interview process at UC Santa Barbara with 3.2 out of 5 (where 5 is the highest level of difficulty) and assessed their interview experience as 67% positive. To compare, the company-average is 83.4% positive. This is according to Glassdoor user ratings.
Candidates applying for Administrative Assistant roles take an average of 32 days to get hired, when considering 6 user submitted interviews for this role. To compare, the hiring process at UC Santa Barbara overall takes an average of 18 days.
Common stages of the interview process at UC Santa Barbara as a Administrative Assistant according to 6 Glassdoor interviews include:
Group panel interview: 50%
Background check: 25%
Phone interview: 13%
Personality test: 13%
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I applied online. I interviewed at UC Santa Barbara (Santa Barbara, CA)
Interview
Applied online for the position. Received a call to interview for the position and was shocked to see that is was with a panel of about five to six people that had a list of pre-selected questions they asked me. I got invited back for the second round of interviews headed by the same panel of department employees. The second interview consisted of some of the same questions as well as expanding upon my answers with more new questions. After the second round of interviews, they introduced me to the director of the department who asked me more personal questions about where I was from. Communication dropped off after that and I am glad I asked for a business card to contact them at the end of the interview process. I called the business card contact after a week and was directed to call the campus human resources department to ask about what happen with the hiring process. I called and left a message with a recruiter and received a call back with a job offer the next day.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
what are strengths and weaknesses? brief verbal employment and education history. How to you deal with difficult customers? How do you work with difficult employees and co-workers? Why do you want to work for UCSB and why do you think you would be a good fit for our department? Where do you see yourself in five years?
I applied online. The process took 2 weeks. I interviewed at UC Santa Barbara (Goleta, CA) in Apr 2024
Interview
Phone interview first with manager to go over main scope of job.
Group interview in person next with team. The team took turn reading prepared questions. So it was not a conversation. Felt very much like a test.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Describe how you would manage robust personalities
I applied online. The process took 3 weeks. I interviewed at UC Santa Barbara in Apr 2023
Interview
For certain departments, they would send questions to you an hour before your scheduled interview. As much as you want to have a perfect answer for each question, it gives you a good idea of the general HR questions that would be asked of you for other interviews on campus.
I thought it was fairly quick and straightforward; it was about an hour long for me. It was exactly what I expected for an entry level position. The duties and job responsibilities were very clear.