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Junior Patent Examiner at US Patent and Trademark Office
Accepted Offer – Interviewed in Alexandria, VA Feb 2012 – Reviewed May 20, 2013 New
Interview Details –
Four months after I submitted my resume at USAJOBS.gov I received an email stating that I was selected as a possible employee if I submitted a lot of paperwork that was sent along with it; I was given roughly 2 weeks to submit them.
About two weeks after submission I had an interview with a primary examiner and an HR person from the USPTO. They asked questions relating to customer service, technical interests, past experiences at work, and even life questions. The interview was fairly short and the interviewers were very nice.
Less than one month after that I received notification that I had been selected to be hired upon submitting more forms, which I did. From the start of my first contact from the USPTO to when I started was roughly three months.
Interview Question – What was the hardest customer service situation you ever dealt with? Answer Question
Negotiation Details – There was none. The USPTO runs on government salary structure.
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Junior Patent Examiner at US Patent and Trademark Office
Accepted Offer – Reviewed May 9, 2013 New
Interview Details – phone interview, quick and painless if you know your stuff
Interview Question – situational questions about potential obstacles faced on the job Answer Question
Negotiation Details –
them: do you want this job with this salary?
me: yes, thank you, see you soon
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Junior Patent Examiner at US Patent and Trademark Office
Accepted Offer – Interviewed in Alexandria, VA May 2007 – Reviewed Sep 12, 2009
Interview Details –
1. Submitted my resume to the USPTO.gov website. Called several times to follow-up, but that did not help. Finally received a call about 5 weeks later. Told them I would be in the D.C. area in a few weeks for a job fair
the USPTO was having. Arranged a meeting then.
2. After that, received another phone-call basically seeing if I could construct an a English with proper sytax and grammar. After that, another 3 weeks passed.
3. Finally, received an email with the offer and salary amount, GS grade. Called and accepted the offer.
Interview Questions
- Describe a project you worked on. View Answer
- Describe your understanding of the Patent Application process. View Answer
Negotiation Details –
There was none. Its the Government. GS scale pretty much leaves no room for negatiation. Either you
have the degree/experience or not.
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Junior Patent Examiner at US Patent and Trademark Office
Accepted Offer – Interviewed in Alexandria, VA Nov 2008 – Reviewed Aug 29, 2009
Interview Details – Interviews were being held at City College in New York. Everybody first sat through a 30 minute presentation of an overall summary of the job, the facilities on campus, etc. After the presentation, each person was assigned to an interviewer. My interviewer was a SPE- a supervisory examiner- who had a form of generic interview questions (the questions are the same for everyone). It was a pretty easy interview. My interviewer even called human resources to hire me immediately! Basically, you know if you're going to be hired or not after the interview.
Interview Question – How do you react to criticism? Answer Question
Negotiation Details – There is no negotiation. You enter the PTO at a certain grade level eg. if you have a masters you enter at GS-9, which has a specific payscale.
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