Panel style interview with multiple interviewers with situational task-based questions that should be answered based on one's previous personal experiences. Communication skills and the ability to problem solve are evaluated.
I applied online. The process took 1 day. I interviewed at UC Santa Barbara (Goleta, CA) in Sep 2011
Interview
The interview was a panel interview in which each staff member asked a question. They started off by asking me to tell them about myself and then asked what I would do it certain situations. At first it was a little bit intimidating, but they were all so nice that it became more and more comfortable. Currently the office does group interviews for peer advisor positions so it is a bit different. They just want to make sure you can think on your toes and would be able to deliver good customer service.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
What would you do if you saw one of your coworkers telling a student/customer wrong information?
Peer Advisor applicants have rated the interview process at UC Santa Barbara 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 83.4% positive. This is according to Glassdoor user ratings.
Candidates applying for Peer Advisor roles take an average of 1 day to get hired, when considering 2 user submitted interviews for this role. To compare, the hiring process at UC Santa Barbara overall takes an average of 18 days.
Common stages of the interview process at UC Santa Barbara as a Peer Advisor according to 2 Glassdoor interviews include:
Background check: 50%
Group panel interview: 50%
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