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Novus Interview Questions
& Process

Real candidates share what happened, how many rounds they had,
and how the experience turned out.

Based on 12 interview experiences · FREE TO READ

2.1 Rounds average
Average Typical difficulty
54.5% Positive experience

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5 roles · 12 reports

Candidate interview experiences

First-hand accounts from people who interviewed at Novus.

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Junior Analyst

Analytics · a year ago

Entry Difficult Neutral experience No offer 2 rounds
Interview process
Recruiter call Technical screen
Interview formats
Technical Behavioral

after they pick your resume, they will send you a report to review before the interview. There will be some technical questions during the interview.

Confirmed questions1 question
  • What was something that caught your eye in the report?
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Learning Support Practitioner

Other · more than a year ago

Entry Easy Positive experience Accept offer 1 round
Interview process
Recruiter call Onsite
Interview formats
Behavioral Technical

It was easy and straight forward. I was asked to go into the college, where I met with the Education Manager. We had an informal chat and they asked me a series of questions based on my experience.

Confirmed questions3 questions
  • Are you able to work individually with learners who have mental health needs?
  • What would you do in a given situation?
  • How would you handle a specific scenario?
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Media Planner

Marketing

Entry Average Positive experience Accept offer 5 rounds
Interview process
Recruiter call Technical screen Onsite
Interview formats
Behavioral Technical

I had five virtual interviews. One was with HR, one with the person whose job I was backfilling, two with the directors, and one with the VP. They were all super nice. Each person asked a different question, but they ended up covering the same ground multiple times.

Confirmed questions1 question
  • Tell me about how you handled yourself in an environment where consistency and attention to detail are important.
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Market Analyst

Analytics

Entry Average Decline offer 3 rounds
Interview process
Recruiter call Panel Offer
Interview formats
Behavioral Technical

The interview process was pretty fluid and quick. I had three interviews, one with HR, one with the hiring manager and a panel interview with two directors and one person currently in my position.

Confirmed questions2 questions
  • Behavioral or googled questions were asked.
  • Nothing really to throw someone off who prepares.

Novus Interview Questions

Quoted word for word from Novus interview reports.

Are you able to work individually with learners who have mental health needs?

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Can you share some examples of literature you've engaged with beyond your academic coursework?

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Formats, difficulty and experience

Across all 12 Novus interview reports.

Interview formats

Behavioral 60%
Technical 35%
Other 5%

Interview difficulty

Easy 33.3%
Average 58.3%
Difficult 8.3%

Candidate experience

Positive 54.5%
Neutral 36.4%
Negative 9.1%

Reports by job function

Operations 4
Analytics 3
Marketing 2
Other 1
HR 1
Sales 1