Assistant Director applicants have rated the interview process at George Mason University with 3.5 out of 5 (where 5 is the highest level of difficulty) and assessed their interview experience as 83% positive. To compare, the company-average is 76.3% positive. This is according to Glassdoor user ratings.
Candidates applying for Assistant Director roles take an average of 53 days to get hired, when considering 6 user submitted interviews for this role. To compare, the hiring process at George Mason University overall takes an average of 24 days.
Common stages of the interview process at George Mason University as a Assistant Director according to 6 Glassdoor interviews include:
One on one interview: 21%
Group panel interview: 21%
Background check: 21%
Phone interview: 16%
Presentation: 11%
Drug test: 5%
Skills test: 5%
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I applied online. The process took 1 day. I interviewed at George Mason University in Sep 2019
Interview
After submitting the online application, qualified candidates will be invited for an in-person interview. It depends on the department but qualified candidates will be interviewed by the search committee (3-4 individuals) and then interviewed by the department head.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
What is your role when working in a team?
How do you define your leadership and supervisory style?
What new ideas or initiatives would you bring to the organization?
Very behavioral questions asked. Often interviews in rounds and by panels. Practice beforehand. I have nothing else to add here. Very behavioral questions asked. Often interviews in rounds and by panels. Practice beforehand. I have nothing else to add here.
I applied online. The process took 3 months. I interviewed at George Mason University (Fairfax, VA) in Aug 2021
Interview
Was invited to a zoom interview which was actually a panel interview! The committee did not appear to have read my resume because the chair gave me an "introduction" to Mason (I'm an alum). I was surprised when I was contacted initially I wasn't informed my first interview would be with four people on a committee.
I was then invited to participate in: 1 meeting with an unrelated supervisor, 1 meeting with the actual supervisor, 1 meeting with the department's staff, an "editing exercise" and another interview with the same committee. Oh and I had to give a presentation to "various stakeholders across campus" which felt to me like free consultation for the University.
I'm selecting "Very Difficult" for the interviews--because I had five interviews and a presentation for an AD job at a University! (This is not Apple!) I had to put in so much work over two days (interviews were back to back)--which did not even result in a final decision from GMU.
That's right, they never sent me a final decision after all of the work I put in (as well as giving them free ideas on how to shore up a specific pool for their diversity goals). Found out they hired someone with way less experience through LinkedIn. Why would you treat a finalist for a job like that?
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
General questions with no specifics related to my resume or skills. One person in the committee actually left the interview early, which was pretty insulting. They were definitely keen on finding out about how I met successes at my current job and again, felt like they were seeking out free consultation. Just all around incredibly disappointing!
I applied through an employee referral. The process took 3 months. I interviewed at George Mason University (Fairfax, VA) in Nov 2019
Interview
Round 1: phone screening w/search committee Round 2: meeting w/search committee, colleagues, stakeholder, and hiring official There was a role play b/c this is a student-facing advising position, as well as a brief Q& A
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
What is one piece of data/information you wish you had access to as you researched and prepared for this interview?