Academic Coordinator applicants have rated the interview process at Columbia University with 3.5 out of 5 (where 5 is the highest level of difficulty) and assessed their interview experience as 50% positive. To compare, the company-average is 69.9% positive. This is according to Glassdoor user ratings.
Candidates applying for Academic Coordinator roles take an average of 21 days to get hired, when considering 2 user submitted interviews for this role. To compare, the hiring process at Columbia University overall takes an average of 32 days.
Common stages of the interview process at Columbia University as a Academic Coordinator according to 2 Glassdoor interviews include:
Group panel interview: 33%
One on one interview: 17%
Background check: 17%
Skills test: 17%
Phone interview: 17%
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I applied online. I interviewed at Columbia University (New York, NY) in Dec 2025
Interview
Very general questions, clearly had not read or looked at resume at all despite me having traveled for an in person interview. No hard questions but seemed like a very disorganized organization. The department was nice enough but seemed to have many underlying administrative issues.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
"Tell me about yourself?" "Why do you want this job?"