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      Resident Assistant Interview

      Mar 30, 2026
      Anonymous employee
      Accepted offer
      Neutral experience
      Easy interview

      Application

      I interviewed at American University

      Interview

      Asked simple questions about experiences as a student living in the residence halls, including daily interactions with other residents and challenges faced. They also asked how we would react to different situations we might encounter as a resident assistant, focusing on problem solving, communication, and handling conflicts.

      Interview questions [1]

      Question 1

      How did you manage a situation where you struggled.
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      Resident Assistant Interview

      Apr 10, 2021
      Anonymous employee
      Washington, DC
      Accepted offer
      Positive experience
      Difficult interview

      Application

      I interviewed at American University (Washington, DC)

      Interview

      I was a Resident Assistant during the 2013-2014 and 2014-2015 school years, and I believe my interview took place in February 2013. I remember there being an application process and then a full day interview process. If I recall correctly, you had individual interviews in one half of the day and group activities/observation the other half. Individual interviews were pretty straightforward; I believe you interviewed with two or maybe three folks...or maybe multiple folks in multiple rounds? It was a mix of professional staff and paraprofessional (student) staff. The group interviews I believe were three different sections. One was essentially a pretend 1:1 conversation with a student, presumably for gauging our natural instincts at how to respond and have difficult or intense conversations. One was actually done as a group; a half dozen or so interviewees were asked to work together to “design a residence hall” and this presumably gauged teamwork skills, your dynamic in a group, and potentially also gave some insight into what each candidate saw as essential functions/features of the residence hall. The third I don’t recall unfortunately at this time.

      Resident Assistant Interview

      Mar 1, 2021
      Anonymous employee
      Accepted offer
      Positive experience
      Average interview

      Application

      I interviewed at American University

      Interview

      Group process interview followed by panel interview with RDs. Overall was fairly straightforward, but there were a lot of candidates for the positions. Group process interview followed by panel interview with RDs. Overall was fairly straightforward, but there were a lot of candidates for the positions.

      Interview questions [1]

      Question 1

      How I felt responding to emergency and stressful situations?
      Answer question

      American University interviews FAQs

      • Resident Assistant applicants have rated the interview process at American University with 3.3 out of 5 (where 5 is the highest level of difficulty) and assessed their interview experience as 75% positive. To compare, the company-average is 76.1% positive. This is according to Glassdoor user ratings.
      • Candidates applying for Resident Assistant roles take an average of 2 days to get hired, when considering 5 user submitted interviews for this role. To compare, the hiring process at American University overall takes an average of 20 days.
      • Common stages of the interview process at American University as a Resident Assistant according to 5 Glassdoor interviews include:

        One on one interview:  33%

        Group panel interview:  33%

        Personality test:  17%

        Presentation:  17%

      • Here are the most commonly searched roles for interview reports -

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        11. Graduate Teaching Assistant(15) ;
        12. Program Assistant(15) ;
        13. Assistant Professor(12) ;
        14. Front Desk Receptionist(12) ;
        15. Resident Assistant(11) .


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