I applied online. The process took 3 months. I interviewed at Texas A&M University (College Station, TX) in Jun 2021
Interview
Very lengthy process of over 3 months from application - though they stated that they wanted a quick hire. Two rounds of committee interviews - the short half-hour screening and a two hour final. Interestingly, the director of the department was not involved. Typical fare of skills/knowledge and psycho-social questions. In the end, they hired someone with much less experience - not surprising as the person who contacted me to arrange the interview said they were looking for "fresh faces."
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Describe a time that you failed at handling multiple tasks at the same time.
I applied online. The process took 2 weeks. I interviewed at Texas A&M University (College Station, TX) in Jun 2011
Interview
I was first contacted to schedule a phone interview. The phone interview lasted less than an hour. I was placed on speakerphone and questioned by a panel of 4 people. Typical interview questions related to the job and my experience.
I was then contacted for a long interview in-person. I sat in a room with a panel of 4 people and again described my experience and answered typical interview questions. I was asked about various topics, such as working with international students, crisis management, database management, creativity, etc.
Then I had to schedule a time to submit a written response to a given scenario. There was a 30 minute time-limit and I had to pick one of 4 scenarios. The scenarios were typical situations that might be encountered as a study abroad advisor and the objective is to answer in a way that reflects how you would handle the situation in real life.
It took about 20 days from the initial request to interview until the job offer.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
There were no difficult or unexpected questions. But, of course, after the interview I thought of ways I could have answered some of the questions better had it not been for nerves.
Study Abroad Advisor applicants have rated the interview process at Texas A&M University with 3 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 81% positive. This is according to Glassdoor user ratings.
Candidates applying for Study Abroad Advisor roles take an average of 55 days to get hired, when considering 2 user submitted interviews for this role. To compare, the hiring process at Texas A&M University overall takes an average of 23 days.
Common stages of the interview process at Texas A&M University as a Study Abroad Advisor according to 2 Glassdoor interviews include:
Group panel interview: 50%
Other: 25%
Phone interview: 25%
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