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Updated Apr 21, 2012 – Interview questions and reviews posted anonymously by interview candidates.
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Analyst at GAO
Posted May 28, 2010
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4.0
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Overall Positive Experience
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Received and Accepted Offer
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Interviewed Nov 2009 in Atlanta, GA (took a day)
Applied online. Completed KSA and made it through to interviews. Had a group interview with office manager, assistant director, and senior analyst. Interview had feel of a case interview. Very helpful to prepare for questions that ask how you would design a case. Really enjoyed the interview.
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I Applied Online and the interview consisted of a Group/Panel Interview.
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Accounting at GAO
Posted Feb 1, 2010
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4.0
Difficult Interview
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Overall Neutral Experience
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Received and Declined Offer
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Interviewed Apr 2008 in Nairobi (Kenya) (took a day)
Googled jobs available and applied online. I was called for the interview by a very couteous lady. I went for the interview and was very well received. I was interviewed by a man for almost one hour and it was excruciating. He had a sense of humor though.
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I Applied Online and the interview consisted of a 1:1 Interview.
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Analyst at GAO
Posted Jul 29, 2009
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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 2009 in Washington, DC (took 6 months)
I applied on USAJOBS in November 2008. Got an e-mail from the employer in mid January that they will be calling me to set up an interview. I was offered an option of having an in person or over the phone interview, and I took the phone option. They set up an over the phone interview 2-3 weeks ahead of time, that I had to reschedule because I had a bad cold and was all stuffed up, not good for a phone interview. They were very flexible and we came up with another date another 2-3 weeks into the future. The interview lasted close to 2 hours. I was interviewed by 3 people: 1 HR and two from the area that was hiring. They gave me the timeline when I would be hearing from them, and they contacted me with an offer just when they said they would.
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I Applied Online and the interview consisted of a Phone Interview.
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Information Technology at GAO
Posted Apr 28, 2009
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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 Apr 2009 in Washington, DC (took a day)
I applied for the position using the USA jobs website. There were questions that required a narrative which I answered carefully. I refined my answers several times, as the website allows you to change your application up until the closing date. About 2 weeks later I was contacted by an HR person who scheduled me for an interview with the department chief and team members the following week. I was provided with their names and titles beforehand. The day of the interview I met with the HR contact who explained the process and answered my questions, and the interview itself was 45 minutes long, where I was asked about 4 or 5 open-ended questions which pertained to either my experience or the work that department does. I was told that they used a standard set of questions for this position so as to compare each applicant equally.
About 2 weeks later I was extended an offer and accepted.
Everyone involved seemed very happy and professional, and the entire process was extremely comfortable, yet focused on figuring out who I was and exploring my skillset. I think my timeframe was very short compared to the hiring of other GAO positions, such as analysts, and shouldn't be used as a comparison.
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I did not negotiate as I was happy with the starting salary.
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