UCLA interview questions
Updated Apr 7, 2026Difficulty
Average
Experience
Very positive
How others got an interview
- 16%Campus RecruitingCampus Recruiting
- 8%Employee ReferralEmployee Referral
- 8%In PersonIn Person
- 2%OtherOther
- 2%RecruiterRecruiter
- 1%Staffing AgencyStaffing Agency
Interview search
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UCLA interviews FAQs
- Glassdoor users rated their interview experience at UCLA as 74.7% positive with a difficulty rating score of 2.61 out of 5 (where 5 is the highest level of difficulty). Candidates interviewing for Pharmacy Tech and Software Development Summer Intern rated their interviews as the hardest, whereas interviews for Parking Attendant and Ph D Student roles were rated as the easiest.
- The hiring process at UCLA takes an average of 28 days when considering 631 user submitted interviews across all job titles. To compare, the average duration of hiring at similar companies like BlackRock, Inc. is 14 days, Fabricated Software, Inc. is 2 days, and Apple Inc. is 21 days. Candidates applying for Ph D Student had the quickest hiring process (on average 1 day), whereas Business Office Coordinator (Film&Television Archive) roles had the slowest hiring process (on average 240 days).
- Common stages of the interview process at UCLA according to 631 Glassdoor interviews include:
One on one interview: 22%
Group panel interview: 19%
Phone interview: 15%
Skills test: 11%
Background check: 10%
Presentation: 9%
Drug test: 6%
Personality test: 4%
IQ intelligence test: 3%
Other: 2%
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