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Received and Accepted Offer

Interviewed Feb 2010 in Washington, DC (took a day)

I filled out the application on USAjobs.gov. I was called to set up an interview about two months later. My interview was scheduled for my half birthday (February 10, 2010) during the Washington D.C. snow storms so I was stood up for the first scheduled interview, but we re rescheduled :)

I was supposed to be interviewed by a panel, but because there were people missing from the office there was only one gentleman and our conversation was recorded. They asked me about times when I was part of a team, how I prioritized projects, and my writing. It was very conversational and we talked more about his experience after the "interview" portion was over. We had a very honest conversation about the two positions I was being interviewed for and the pros and cons. The people I ended up working with were fantastic. The colleagues I found at the GAO were top notch.

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Tell me about a time when you were on a team and a team member didn't pull his/her weight.

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How do you prioritize tasks?

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I didn't negotiate, although I probably could have.

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The interview consisted of a Phone Interview.

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Overall Positive Experience

Received and Accepted Offer

Interviewed Mar 2009 (took a day)

Applied online at USAjobs November 2008, received a call-back March 2009 and scheduled a 60 minute phone interview (with the 3 interviewers). Received my job offer in April 2009 and began working May 2009.

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Please describe your approach to evaluating a policy or program

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I Applied Online and the interview consisted of a Phone Interview.

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2.0

Easy Interview

Overall Positive Experience

Received and Accepted Offer

Interviewed Apr 2010 in Washington, DC (took a day)

The interview included a simple phone interview that last about thirty minutes. I was asked the standard fit questions and briefly asked about my technical background. The interviewers seemed genuine and soundly like they actually enjoyed their work.