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 83.3% 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 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.
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.