The panel interview felt very formal with a string of behavioral questions focused on addressing conflict. When it was time to ask important questions about the culture and the work, I received very vague, short, and ambiguous responses.

Before interviewing, I was not an insider to Stanford....not an alum, didn't have any personal or professional connections to Stanford. I simply found a job I liked through Taleo and applied. I applied in November 2017 and interviewed exactly one month later. The interview questions were entirely behavioral. I have posted those below and they are verbatim. All my interviews were conducted via phone and Zoom (I lived a few time zones away) so I didn't interview on campus. After five or so separate interviews, I was offered the job and accepted (no negotiation because it wasn't "allowed"). This policy is common for middle leadership roles. Those five or so interviews took place over 8 days. It was a very quick and intense process but manageable. This was not the typical hiring experience...they were looking to hire quickly and have somebody hired in the role before the holidays. I have posted interview questions for the first and second round interviews, with the same person interviewing. The third, fourth, and fifth interviews were with different people but their interview questions were basically the same questions but worded differently. If you aren't well-prepared, these questions will be difficult. I was very well-prepared but a couple of the questions threw me for a loop. At those times, I just asked if we could go to the next question. By asking, I wanted to convey that I wasn't trying to avoid the question but instead wanted to get more time to provide a thoughtful answer. They were okay with that. I really hope this helps and I wish you well!! PS. Glassdoor is making me pick a city where I interviewed. I just picked Palo Alto as the city but I as mentioned all my interviews were phone/Zoom out back East.