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      Program Assistant Interview

      19 Mar 2017
      Anonymous employee
      Berkeley, CA
      Accepted offer
      Negative experience
      Easy interview

      Application

      I applied online. The process took 2 months. I interviewed at MapLight (Berkeley, CA) in Sept 2015

      Interview

      The interview and skills tests were not particularly difficult and everyone I dealt with was very nice. The reason I'm giving this interview a negative review, though, is that they had me complete three skills tests, three one-on-one interviews, and a panel interview -- taking about 8 1/2 weeks altogether -- only to offer me a fairly menial, relatively low-paying position. Very odd. I'm surprised the other interviews on here took only one to two weeks. I completed the following steps in the following order: 1. Submit cover letter and resume. 2. One week later: Complete at-home exercises -- untimed. I had to write emails for various hypothetical scenarios to prove my writing ability and tact. 3. Two weeks later: Fifteen-minute phone interview with the person who would be my supervisor. 4. Ten days later: In-person interview with that same supervisor, followed by an in-office skills test. I was given about 90 minutes to complete three exercises. 6. Two and a half weeks later: Additional 90-minute skills test, this time at home. 7. Ten days later: Panel interview and an additional, more casual one-on-one with the person who would be my supervisor. 8. One week later: Offered the job. I accepted an amended offer.

      Interview questions [1]

      Question 1

      They asked questions you'd expect, like why do you want to work at MapLight, what's something unique that you bring to the table, what's your greatest weakness, etc.
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