MIT Senior Administrative Assistant interview questions
based on 2 ratings - Updated Jul 30, 2025
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Senior Administrative Assistant applicants have rated the interview process at MIT with 3 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 74.2% positive. This is according to Glassdoor user ratings.
Candidates applying for Senior Administrative Assistant roles take an average of 30 days to get hired, when considering 2 user submitted interviews for this role. To compare, the hiring process at MIT overall takes an average of 31 days.
Common stages of the interview process at MIT as a Senior Administrative Assistant according to 2 Glassdoor interviews include:
Phone interview: 50%
One on one interview: 50%
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HR reached out and did a brief screening followed by a 30 minute phone interview. I was then referred to the specific department for a virtual interview. Everyone was extremely friendly but the process was slow and unclear.
I applied online. The process took 4 weeks. I interviewed at MIT (Cambridge, MA)
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Hiring processes at MIT can move slowly and often require several interviews. This is because once someone becomes a part of the community, it is very difficult to get rid of them, so managers want to be really sure someone is a good match. Sometimes managers don't even start looking at resumes until a position has been posted for a few weeks, so don't expect a quick response. Expect to do more than one interview, not just with the hiring manager but with multiple stakeholders. If you are applying for a job working directly with students, you may be interviewed by students, and their opinions are taken seriously.
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Question 1
Everyone at MIT believes it is a very unique place. So, if you act too confident that you will be successful in a job here because you have done a similar job somewhere else, that may be a turn-off. Ask lots of questions and try to talk about how you would tailor your approach to the unique conditions that exist here.