Boston University Interview Questions & Reviews

Interview Details Quite a while after applying I got an invitation for an interview, basically I will tell you if you didn't stud at BU or study abroad with them its going to be rough trying to get a job through them, they hired an art student over my qualifications and experience.

Interview Details The staff was extremely hospitable and enjoyable, always willing to help and lend a hand.

Interview Details get recommended, and then get interviewed. I was recommended by the head of my department and then get the interview notice to see the head of the math department. He saw my resume and asked me if I have teaching experience, and I said I only taught kids violin before

Interview Details The hiring process was long, drawn out, and unorganized. The amount of time it took to finally get hired was out of control. And there was very little description of salary ahead of time. That came later where there was little room for negotiation. Interviews were awkward and the questions asked were not related to the job itself.

Negotiation Details – Horrible

Interview Details Applied online and was contacted by department manager within 4-6 weeks. Interviewed in person and was brought back for a second interview a couple weeks later.

Interview Details High GPA and abilities of doing secondary data analysis, SPSS skills is favored.

Negotiation Details – working style

Interview Details Hiring process took several months with multiple interviews. As with many academic institutions, consensus matters among the interviewers and you need to be a strong cultural fit more than anything. Since people in the interview process were not from Career Services, there were more generiic questions versus "technical" questions related to the inner workings of career services. Tell us about yourself? Why are you interested in us and this position? How do you go about building relationships? What are your weaknesses? What are you most proud of?

Negotiation Details – HR gives offer and will have negotiation discussions. The BU policy requires that hiring managers do give offers or negotiate - it must be handled by HR.

Interview Details All development positions are posted on the BU development website, however through informational interviews I landed a direct interview with the hiring manager. Throughout the process and through interaction with others, I believe the email correspondences from the interviewees are looked at as a vital part of the "interview."

Interview Details Like any other large university or large company, all hiring processes go through HR. They were very accommodating to meeting my schedule, especially since I was in the process of relocating to Boston. They arranged for me to interview over the phone with the department, and meet in person with a member from HR during a trip I had already planned (since the department staff had limited availability). Everyone I met seemed warm and friendly, and the place seems like a great place to work. Lots of excellent benefits.

The downside was that I didn't even receive a call regarding my candidacy despite several (respectful) follow-up calls on my part. They simply sent out an automatic email stating the job had been filled.