Teaching Assistant applicants have rated the interview process at Columbia University with 1.6 out of 5 (where 5 is the highest level of difficulty) and assessed their interview experience as 57% positive. To compare, the company-average is 69.8% positive. This is according to Glassdoor user ratings.
Candidates applying for Teaching Assistant roles take an average of 6 days to get hired, when considering 14 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 Teaching Assistant according to 14 Glassdoor interviews include:
Skills test: 33%
Phone interview: 33%
One on one interview: 33%
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I applied online. The process took 1 week. I interviewed at Columbia University (New York, NY) in Aug 2014
Interview
The interview process was relatively easy. I was interviewed directly by the professor who was teaching the course. I was asked about the technical knowledge, weekly availability, and my willingness to lead course discussion. After that, she was just giving me information about the duties as a teaching assistant.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
How did you do on XXXX courses?
What did you learn from XXX courses?
Did you have previous teaching experience?
I interviewed at Columbia University (New York, NY)
Interview
Easy to do, need to be prepared and show your passion about the position. Make sure you bring good questions to the interview. Make sure you have done research about the professors and lecturers. Know the subject
I applied online. I interviewed at Columbia University (New York, NY)
Interview
I had a decent experience with the interviewers, even though they seemed somewhat unfocused. They were friendly and approachable, which made the conversation pleasant despite the lack of concentration tho.
Questions are most easy. Just go through the experience on your resume and introduce yourself (tell me about yourself…) and some of questions about how you master this courses. Also, any questions you want to ask.