IRS Tax Examining Clerk Interview Questions & Reviews

Interviewed Aug 2011 in Philadelphia, PA (took 4 weeks)

An email was sent stating that I was super qualified for the position. Another email was sent informing me of the interview date and documents that had to be completed were attached to the email. I showed up and they had 20-30 people interviewing for 5 full time positions and 10 part-time seasonal positions. They kept everyone in a cold room, we had to be fingerprinted, submit documents and interviewed. I was interviewed by someone in the calling center but she did not have a copy of my resume. She had a list of questions but no one looks at the person's resume before or during the interview. Not that my past experience was applicable. But I was provided with an offer that was conditional based upon the outcome of my background check. They did not seem that organized. Many people who were pulled from human resources to interview people were not prepared or familiar with the interview process. It felt like an open cattle call. Lots of people pushed through. People were nice and friendly don't get me wrong but they knew that many of the people who came in would not be hired.