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Program Support Specialist at Federal Government
No Offer – Interviewed in Oct 2010 – Reviewed Nov 18, 2010
Interview Details – The process involves a panel of 3 or more supervisors. They give you 3 to 5 questions and 15 minutes to review and take notes on the questions. After your 15 minutes expire they give you 15 more minutes with the panel to answer the questions to the best of your abilities.
Interview Question – The questions always change depending on the job. Answer Question
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IT Auditor at Federal Government
Accepted Offer – Interviewed in May 2009 – Reviewed Oct 20, 2010
Interview Details – Phone interview, Panel interview, Offer, Acceptance.
Interview Question – What are your weaknesses? Answer Question
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Security at Federal Government
Accepted Offer – Interviewed in Jul 2010 – Reviewed Aug 23, 2010
Interview Details – I applied online through a government website and was referred to the hiring officials. I have a specialized set of skills that I thought qualified me for the job I applied to and felt my skills were easily translatable to that specific job. I then received an email asking for an interview a few weeks after being referred and interviewed the following week. The interview process was fair and god questions were asked of me. I received a job offer the following week from HR and accepted.
Interview Question – What were your job duties and desriptions at your last duty station? Answer Question
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Program Manager at Federal Government
No Offer – Interviewed in Apr 2010 – Reviewed Aug 20, 2010
Interview Details – Conversation
Interview Questions
- Tell me about yourself Answer Question
- What are your goals over the next 5 years? Answer Question
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Administration at Federal Government
No Offer – Interviewed in Jun 2010 – Reviewed Aug 10, 2010
Interview Details – contacted via email and invited to attend interview and testing at a specific date and time, Interview was inpersonal and standar set of questions that did not ask anything about my experience. Hard to get a sense of people, office or work culture.
Interview Question – Tell us about a time you were faced with a challenging decision, what did you consider and what was the outcome. Answer Question
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Contracting Officer at Federal Government
Accepted Offer – Interviewed in Oct 2009 – Reviewed Jul 27, 2010
Interview Details – Pretty general, you make the cut and get a phone interview, then make that cut and get a personal interview. Generic questions, mostly about past experiences. Very laid back, the interviewers all wore jeans (casual Friday).
Interview Question – No questions were unexpected, however for the sake of getting through this I'll post a question. What has been your experience with awarding cost plus fixed fee contracts? Answer Question
Negotiation Details – No negotiations per se. The jobs offered by government are set with pre-determined benefits packages, salaries are occasionally negotiated but for the most part, they are also set based on current salary.
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Project Management at Federal Government
Accepted Offer – Interviewed in Feb 2009 – Reviewed Jul 23, 2010
Interview Details – Interviewed with the top two in the unit, overall pretty casual
Interview Question – Why do you want to work here View Answer
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Scientist at Federal Government
Accepted Offer – Interviewed in Jan 2008 – Reviewed Jul 23, 2010
Interview Details – Contacted by HR for job interview. Three different interviews were held. The questions were the normals ones asked during all interviews. They asked if you get frustrated with change. Why you left your previous jobs. How you interact in small and large groups. The people were very friendly and the environment was very laid back.
Interview Question – If your job before was great, why are you leaving it? Answer Question
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Enemerator at Federal Government
Accepted Offer – Interviewed in Apr 2010 – Reviewed Jun 24, 2010
Interview Details – Required to take a test. Questions covered basic math, finding addresses, basic organizational common sense items.
Interview Question – There were no unexpected questions. Answer Question
Negotiation Details – No.
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Agronomist at Federal Government
Accepted Offer – Interviewed in Jul 2008 – Reviewed Jun 18, 2010
Interview Details – Initial communiations were with the Hiriing Official, then the Interview panel, and then I received the letter of acceptance.
Interview Questions
Negotiation Details – Yes, with HR
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