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Updated Jan 21, 2012 – Interview questions and reviews posted anonymously by interview candidates.
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Financial Institution Specialist at FDIC
Posted Jan 21, 2012
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3.0
Average Interview
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Overall Positive Experience
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Received and Accepted Offer
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Interviewed Mar 2010 (took 2 days)
They fly you in on a Wednesday to have dinner (and social mixer) with the recruiting class and interviewers. On Thursday morning you learn all about the Corp. On Thursday afternoon you do an accounting test, grammar test, panel interview, and panel presentation. On Friday, they hand out offers. Interview questions are stock. Get hired by doing well on the tests and communicating well in the interview.
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Negotiation Details
Salary is negotiable if you have relevant experience. Everything else is set in stone.
Other Details
I Applied Online and the interview consisted of a Group/Panel Interview, a Presentation, a Skills Test and a Background Check.
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Web Development Intern at FDIC
Posted Jan 13, 2012
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2.0
Easy Interview
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Overall Neutral Experience
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Received and Accepted Offer
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Interviewed Feb 2011 in Arlington, VA (took 1 week)
The phone interview was very short, and my interviewer essentially extended the offer over the phone.
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Negotiation Details
There was no opportunity for negotation, as Interns do not have that privilege within the Federal Government.
Other Details
The interview consisted of a Phone Interview and a Background Check.
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Examiner at FDIC
Posted Dec 8, 2011
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3.0
Average Interview
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Overall Neutral Experience
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Interviewed and No Offer
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Interviewed Jul 2011 (took a day)
Applied on line. Selected for interview. Was not offered a job.
Standard pannel interview process. Four standard questions, no dialogue. Interviewers just took notes and asked clarifying questions.
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I Applied Online and the interview consisted of a 1:1 Interview.
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Resolution Officer at FDIC
Posted Oct 7, 2011
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2.0
Easy Interview
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Overall Positive Experience
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Received and Declined Offer
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Interviewed Feb 2010 (took a day)
Interview process concise, friendly. Essay writing required, leadership skills and project management skills a plus. Do not turn down a job with the FDIC - because so much of their process and candidate "scoring" is computer generated, once you decline and if you decide to reapply, the process begins all over - no moving to the front of the line!
You will be disqualified from consideration if your resume has not been entered before the vacancy close.
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Reason for Declining
Could not get out of an unrelated private partnership at the time job was offered; regret that I did not take the job anyway; the partnership breached its commitments shortly thereafter, which is why I put my resume out there to begin with (knew they were up to something)! I was in asset management for FDIC contracts previously (in the late 80's and early 90's) and I loved working with this group. The Dallas, Texas and the Jacksonville, Fl. asset management teams are probably the best in the country - no offense to the other teams but these are seasoned people who know their field!
Other Details
I Applied Online and the interview consisted of a Phone Interview and a Background Check.
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Student Trainee- Internship at FDIC
Posted Jul 25, 2011
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1.0
Very Easy Interview
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Overall Positive Experience
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Received and Accepted Offer
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Interviewed Aug 2010 in Memphis, TN (took 2 months)
I submitted an application through a hiring agency, and received a call within a couple of days. They offered to interview me over the phone, but I told them it would be no problem to drive to meet them in person.
They asked me 4 interview questions. Two people sat in on the interview- and although it could have been intimidating, their questions were meant to start conversations.
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Negotiation Details
There was no negotiation- however, the FDIC pays their interns very well. They pay in the mid 30's.
Other Details
The interview consisted of a Group/Panel Interview and a Background Check.
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Resolutions & Receiverships Specialist at FDIC
Posted Jul 20, 2011
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3.0
Average Interview
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Overall Positive Experience
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Received and Accepted Offer
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Interviewed Nov 2009 (took 6 weeks)
I applied for the position online. I never had an interview -- just an offer. There is a lot of background checking and finger-printing. This was unusual. In March 2011, I had a "structured interview" for a new position in a different department. This was much different. A set of questions was sent to me prior to a phone interview. Two people took turns asking questions and I answered them, taking as long as I needed. I couldn't ask for further explanation of the question. The interviewers could only ask questions. It was very weird, but I thought it was interesting and probably more fair than many interviews.
Interview Questions
Negotiation Details
There really isn't any "negotiation". You will be offered the lowest pay in the grade you applied for. If you can prove that you made more money doing similar job functions and responsibilities, they may match that amount if it's within the pay grade.
Other Details
I Applied Online and the interview consisted of a Background Check.
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Resolutions at FDIC
Posted Nov 5, 2010
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4.0
Difficult Interview
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Overall Positive Experience
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Received and Declined Offer
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Interviewed Apr 2010 (took a day)
Interview was structured interview. One question asked was something like: describe a meeting you conducted where you presented information to an audience, describe the objective of the meeting, your audience, what was the material presented, what means or resources did you use in the presentation and what was the final outcome
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Reason for Declining
Location/salary
Other Details
I Applied Online and the interview consisted of a Phone Interview.
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SCEP Bank Examiner at FDIC
Posted Jul 18, 2010
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3.0
Average Interview
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Overall Positive Experience
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Received and Accepted Offer
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Interviewed Jul 2010 (took a day)
I sent my resume to a recruiter with the FDIC in May and did not hear anything from them until July. They called me and asked me if I would be interested in coming in an interviewing for a SCEP position with them. I accepted the interview not knowing much about the SCEP position or the process that I would go through. I did research on the position and found that it paid very well for the area I live in (especially for being comparable to an internship). The interview was very easy. They asked me 5 questions and said they couldn't elaborate on the questions or even on how I answered them because they had uniformed interview process so every candidate would feel that had the same interview with the same chance of being chosen. I was interviewed by two guys at the same time. They took turns asking the questions. The interview only took a little over an hour and most of the time was spent with me asking them questions that I had prepared at home before the interview.
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I got the interview through a College or University and the interview consisted of a Group/Panel Interview and a Background Check.
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Examiner at FDIC
Posted Apr 11, 2010 — 1 of 1 people found this helpful
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3.0
Average Interview
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Overall Negative Experience
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Interviewed and No Offer
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Interviewed Jul 2009 in Princeton, IL (took a day)
My background included excellent academic credentials for the position, but my experience was not in banking or bank examining, it was in another industry, was which accurately set forth in my resume. When I arrived at the interview, however, it was clear that the panel thought my experience was not suited for the position. While I understand the mismatch, all was set forth and known before the interview. If they thought the experience issue was insurmountable, I don't know why they invited me to interview at all. The interview was a complete wast of time. I never received any response or acknowledgement of any kind. I thought the matter was handled in a very unprofessional manner.
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The interview consisted of a Group/Panel Interview.
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Financial Institution Specialist at FDIC
Posted Jan 28, 2010 — 2 of 2 people found this helpful
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3.0
Average Interview
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Overall Positive Experience
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Received and Accepted Offer
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Interviewed Nov 2009 in Washington Dt, CT (took 3 days)
3 day process. You do a writing assessment and a group interview in addition to a presentation.
Interview Questions
Negotiation Details
Salary is difficult to negotiate unless you have a competing offer.
Other Details
The interview consisted of a Group/Panel Interview, a Presentation, a Skills Test and a Background Check.
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