Stanford School of Medicine Executive Assistant Interview Questions
& Process

The process after 11 interviews and 11 round trip Uber rides that cost over $220, plus 4 hours of missed work ($260), totaling $580, went like this: first interview was a video call, followed by a second video interview. Then, there were 2 in-person interviews with the chief of staff and operations manager. After that, a panel interview occurred at a different location. The chief of staff informed me that a panelist made a false accusation, which was so untrue that I withdrew my candidacy. Subsequently, I had a phone call with the HR Team, who knew I had withdrawn but invited me to proceed in another department. Then, an in-person interview with the HR Team and Assoc Dean. On a different day, another in-person interview with HR and a panel. There was also an interview during lunch break with the assoc dean of facilities. Finally, I was contacted again by the person in charge of the initial interview, who seemed to control the whole process and had apparently blocked my path to securing a job. The interviews took place between June and August across three campuses: Stanford, Redwood City, and Palo Alto.

Applied and then got an email after 2 weeks to set up an initial phone call. Then, after the initial phone call, I had a video chat with a current admin assistant in the department the following week. After that, there were 4 more video interviews on different days with faculty members. I eventually got a generic email saying they weren't moving forward with my application, which was disappointing as an explanation wasn't provided. The whole process took a bit over 5 weeks from when I first applied.

I met with three different people, one after the other. They went over the job details, what I'd be doing day-to-day, and what they expect. The questions they asked were good, and it was a pretty straightforward interview overall. They asked fair questions.