Teaching Assistant applicants have rated the interview process at Harvard University with 2.5 out of 5 (where 5 is the highest level of difficulty) and assessed their interview experience as 100% positive. To compare, the company-average is 67.1% 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 8 user submitted interviews for this role. To compare, the hiring process at Harvard University overall takes an average of 35 days.
Common stages of the interview process at Harvard University as a Teaching Assistant according to 8 Glassdoor interviews include:
Presentation: 30%
One on one interview: 20%
Group panel interview: 20%
Phone interview: 20%
Skills test: 10%
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I applied through college or university. The process took 1 week. I interviewed at Harvard University (Cambridge, MA) in Jan 2019
Interview
Chatted with professors and administration to see if it would be a good fit. Described multiple other courses that I helped to TA and how I created a couple classes in a previous role.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Comfort with creating and grading homework for graduate level courses
Very straightforward, just talked to the professor for 30 minutes to explain some concepts, tested basic abilities to answer students' question and teach basic concepts, and also more about why you want the job, what is your passion in teaching and what is the most important element in teaching
I applied in-person. I interviewed at Harvard University
Interview
You are most likely going to be offered the opportunity to apply if you are a student of the class who did well. They might ask for your resume as well.
I applied through other source. The process took 2 weeks. I interviewed at Harvard University (Cambridge, MA) in Nov 2022
Interview
I received an email about the positioning opening, and reached out through a provided email address with my resume. I was asked to interview, which took place over Zoom. The interview was quick, only lasting about 20 minutes.