Glassdoor users rated their interview experience at Columbia University as 100% positive with a difficulty rating score of 1 out of 5 (where 5 is the highest level of difficulty). Candidates interviewing for Vice President and rated their interviews as the hardest, whereas interviews for Vice President and roles were rated as the easiest.
The hiring process at Columbia University takes an average of 1 day when considering 1 user submitted interviews across all job titles. Candidates applying for Vice President had the quickest hiring process (on average 1 day), whereas Vice President roles had the slowest hiring process (on average 1 day).
I emailed the professor regarding the position. He told me to meet him. I went to meet him and has a discussion regarding potential projects and current and past experience in the same field.
I applied online. The process took 5 weeks. I interviewed at Columbia University
Interview
Very prompt. Upon the initial interest in my candidacy the University continued moving my application forward each week. Started with phone screen, then panel of 4, then additional phone screen with manager, and finally an informal coffee with 2.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Standard resume and experience questions. Why Columbia, Why New York, etc.
It was an easy process, standard questions, took 4 months, just be patient, you should expect 3-4 interviews with various staff members, you will need to submit references. There will be a chance for questions after interview.