I applied online. The process took 3 weeks. I interviewed at ITHAKA in Oct 2025
Difficult interview
Application
I applied online. The process took 3 months. I interviewed at ITHAKA
Interview
I received an initial rejection letter, THEN was invited to a first -round interview with no explanation of the discrepancy. Was invited to second round and had to follow up multiple times to confirm the appointment, then invited to final round, an intensive job task and presentation. Informed I was not selected. No feedback offered when I asked, except extremely condescending advice to "read job postings and see what the requirements are." Overall a very incoherent, disrespectful experience.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
How does your background and experience prepare you for this role?
Interview was the standard interview (normal questions, some specific to the job and my experience), but I was asked a question that immediately disqualified me from being considered: something about how I felt undervalued on campus for a cultural reason or something like that. It was a very odd question; the position was for their Ithaka S+R service that researches cultural communities and academic institutions (from my understanding), but asking such a question flies in the face of their mission of inclusion, as it immediately disqualifies anyone who did not have any bad issues on campus. Just because they didn't feel the effects doesn't mean they can't assist in research and helping colleges achieve the changes ITHAKA wants. The whole interview was really good until that weird question and I wasn't considered after.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Something along the lines of "How have you handled oppressive environments on campus?"