Stanford University interview questions

I got an employee referral which led someone to forward my resume to different departments and see which I would be best suited for. I received a pre-phone interview to gauge out some background information on my experiences. From there, I received an email to complete a one-way video interview on Spark Hire. I had one week to complete that. After about two weeks, I received a phone call from a researcher who asked me general ideas about my experiences/background and questions regarding the role. I waited about two weeks later and I finally received an email regarding an in person interview. Two researchers interviewed me for about an hour and that went really well. Most of the interview consisted of talking about what the clinical research coordinator role consisted of and what my role would be. The other half of the interview was just answering questions such as "tell me about yourself" and talking about background experiences and why I wanted the position. I waited three weeks for a response after the interview, but I never received one so I emailed the researchers for an update. I was informed that they selected another candidate.

I had a phone screen with a recruiter, who was rather formal and was not the most personable. The recruiter asked a prepared list of a handful of questions that were asked of all candidates. What I appreciated was that the recruiter started off the call with the salary estimate for the role and then asked if I still wanted to proceed. This needs to be done more often. I liked the transparency. The one issue that I had with the phone screen is that the recruiter never asked about other opportunities that I have in the pipeline. The recruiter instead told me that they will interview the remaining candidates and once completed, submit options to the hiring manager. The estimate to get back to me was "a few weeks". Well, in a competitive applicant pool like Silicon Valley where you have tons of great companies, competitive candidates can be easily snatched up. That's what happened to me. I had multiple offers by the time I heard back from Stanford, one of which I already accepted. If they draw out the process without keeping in touch with candidates, the ones that remain available in the end will be those that may be the least competitive. It's a loss for Stanford in the end.