University of Nevada Las Vegas Interview Questions
& Process

We had an online interview with the search committee (3 people). About a month later, I visited the campus for a day that lasted from 8 a.m. to 3 p.m. This included meetings with admin and employees, touring the workspaces, giving a presentation, and an interview with about 8 staff members.

It was a supportive place to work, with lots of different tasks. I got to meet students, teachers, and staff. Sometimes the workload got heavy, but it was okay overall. The benefits are good. It's a great role to improve your organizing, talking, and juggling skills in a professional school setting.

Some companies like to start off with a screening interview to see if you have the basic qualifications for the job. Sometimes they'll do an open interview instead, which is like a group interview where they talk to a bunch of people at once, usually at a hiring event. Then, there's often a phone interview to narrow down the candidates they want to talk to in person. This is especially true for remote jobs where they might only do phone or video calls. For some jobs, you might have to take a skill assessment, like a grammar test for a writing job. The first in-person interview is usually one-on-one with the hiring manager. They'll ask about your background, skills, and experience.

So I actually interviewed twice with UNLV for two different jobs. One was with the School of Medicine, which is the one I'm reviewing, and the other was with IT. Even though my first interview with UNLV was a total disaster, I still went for another one. And guess what? This one was even worse! It's really sad that some places, like UNLV, care more about their internal politics than finding good people. The first part of this interview was a 30-minute phone call. Then, about a month later, I went on campus for the second part. This included a 30-minute intro, 15 minutes on leadership, a 60-minute committee interview, a 30-minute open house, a 30-minute skills assessment, and then 30 minutes for structured session prep and another 30 minutes for the session itself. It wasn't as long and drawn out as my previous IT interview, but the travel reimbursement was a nightmare. I traveled from LA to Vegas and was promised compensation. It took almost 4 months to get it, and they initially tried to deny it until I showed them the email. Then they claimed I never submitted my receipts, even though I sent them twice! They ended up saying they were going in a 'different direction' for the role and didn't hire anyone. All of this for pay that was embarrassingly low and not competitive at all.