I applied online. The process took 3 weeks. I interviewed at New York Public Library (New York, NY) in Nov 2019
Interview
Telephone interview. Interviewer was part of talent acquisition team. Asked the usual “do you fit” behavioral questions.
This position was only for the Business Library location. Interviewer did not seem to understand or perhaps know much about Special Libraries. Interviewer assumed that corporation libraries (that only function as a business library for a company’s employees) must have public patrons.
Interviewer wanted to know if I had experience teaching workshops. The interview focused on the instruction responsibilities of the position.
I applied online. The process took 2 months. I interviewed at New York Public Library (New York, NY) in Jan 2022
Interview
I was contacted for a one-hour interview by a panel of four managers about seven weeks after I submitted my application. The four panel members were kind, attentive, and supportive.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
I was asked to do a 20-minute presentation as part of my 60-minute interview.
Librarian III applicants have rated the interview process at New York Public Library with 2.5 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 61.1% positive. This is according to Glassdoor user ratings.
Candidates applying for Librarian III roles take an average of 42 days to get hired, when considering 2 user submitted interviews for this role. To compare, the hiring process at New York Public Library overall takes an average of 33 days.
Common stages of the interview process at New York Public Library as a Librarian III according to 2 Glassdoor interviews include:
Presentation: 20%
Group panel interview: 20%
Background check: 20%
Skills test: 20%
Phone interview: 20%
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