UC Merced Interview Questions
& Process
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UC Merced
Research Analyst
Mid Average Positive experience Accept offer 4 rounds
Interview process
Panel Take home Panel Panel
Interview formats
Behavioral Case Presentation
The interview started with a panel interview focusing on behavioral questions. This was followed by a take-home case that you had one week to complete. Next, there was another panel interview where you presented your case and answered more behavioral questions. Finally, there was a leadership interview. It's a standard process, so be ready for statistics questions.
Confirmed questions1 question
- Can you explain the difference between standard errors and standard deviation?
UC Merced
Software Engineer
Mid Average Neutral experience No offer 2 rounds
Interview process
Panel Technical screen
Interview formats
Behavioral Technical Coding
There were two rounds for the interview. First, I had a panel interview where I talked about myself and the job with some people from the company. They asked me stuff to see if I knew the tech stuff and if I'd be a good fit. Then, the second round was a deep dive into programming, and I had to do some coding exercises.
Confirmed questions1 question
- Questions about my resume, especially focusing on front-end experience.
UC Merced
Graduate Coordinator
Entry Average Positive experience No offer 1 round
Interview process
Panel
Interview formats
Behavioral
It was a panel interview with 3 staff members, the hiring manager was one of them. It lasted about an hour. They asked behavioral questions like what would you do in a scenario, what was your biggest accomplishment, how do you handle a challenge. Then there was time for me to ask questions.
Confirmed questions5 questions
- Can you tell me about a challenge you faced on your team and how you dealt with it?
- Tell me about a challenge you encountered on your team and how you handled it.
- What would you do in a hypothetical situation?
UC Merced
Enrollment Services
Entry Average Negative experience No offer 2 rounds
Interview process
Recruiter call Phone screen Onsite
Interview formats
Behavioral Technical
I applied for an enrollment services position and had two interviews. The last one was with the director and they said they would let me know in two weeks. Two weeks passed and I heard nothing, so I reached out to the director, but still no response. I was waiting for an update and ended up missing out on a job because I was waiting to hear back from them. It's frustrating that they didn't even communicate to say I didn't get the position. It's fine if someone else got it, but please consider that candidates take time to interview, and sometimes this process can make them miss other chances.
Confirmed questions1 question
- Could you share your experience with us?
UC Merced Interview Questions
Quoted word for word from UC Merced interview reports.
“Can you explain the difference between standard errors and standard deviation?”
Read reports →“Can you explain what a solid state drive is?”
Read reports →“Can you create a spreadsheet that includes several different tabs?”
Read reports →“What is the impact factor of the journal where you published?”
Read reports →“Can you show me how to plot these parameters against each other?”
Read report →“What is the importance of customer service?”
Read report →“Can you tell me what you know about UC Merced?”
Read report →“How do you personally budget to save money while living off campus?”
Read report →“If you were a shoe, what kind would you be and why?”
Read report →Formats, difficulty and experience
Across all 61 UC Merced interview reports.