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Updated Apr 23, 2012 – Interview questions and reviews posted anonymously by interview candidates.
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Associate Governmental Program Analyst at State of California
Posted Apr 23, 2012
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3.0
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Overall Positive Experience
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Received and Accepted Offer
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Interviewed Jan 2010 (took a day)
The interview for Associate Governmental Program Analyst is a typical panel interview where you meet with the manager who would be your boss, one of the staff people you will work with and sometimes the HR person who works in the department which is hiring you. Most of the questions will be about your previous analytical experience. The most important thing to remember when interviewing for these positions is to do your homework ahead of time and know a little bit about the program in which you interview for. If you are scheduled for an interview, ask the person who schedules you if they can send you a duty statement. A duty statement is a detail job description of the position. Usually you can figure out what they are looking for by reading the duty statement and researching the department website.
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Negotiation Details
At this level, salary is typically not negotiable. A starting Associate Governmental Program Analyst will always be started at $4400 unless you are transferring from a similar classification and you are already earning more.
Other Details
The interview consisted of a Group/Panel Interview.
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Employment Program Representative at State of California
Posted Nov 4, 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 Sep 2009 in San Francisco, CA (took a day)
I applied in April 09 & jobs opened up 12/09 I was persistant & kept calling the manager. I had a great interview & an offer followed by end of week.
Negotiation Details
There is no negotiation. Salaries are set.
Other Details
The interview consisted of a Group/Panel Interview.
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Staff Counsel III at State of California
Posted Oct 31, 2011
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4.0
Difficult Interview
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Overall Positive Experience
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Received and Accepted Offer
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Interviewed Oct 2009 (took a day)
This was for an internal promotion. In order to interview for the promotion, I had to fill out a questionnaire which was scored and then placed on a list. Once I was on the list, when there was a promotional vacancy I applied and then interviewed for the position.
Negotiation Details
There is no salary negotiation. The salary is set by the State of California and the Personnel Board.
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The interview consisted of a Group/Panel Interview.
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Employment Program Representative at State of California
Posted Aug 30, 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 2010 (took a day)
Required to take a written test., and a demonstration /observation portion during the interview process. Had to give a 5 minute presentation on the subject of my choice and write a business form letter based on a situation provided by the interviewer.
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The interview consisted of a Group/Panel Interview.
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Staff Services Manager II at State of California
Posted Mar 6, 2011
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2.0
Easy Interview
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Overall Positive Experience
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Interviewed and No Offer
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Interviewed Jan 2011 in Sacramento, CA (took 2 weeks)
Submit application and waited for a call for interview, given time and information. Was contacted regarding second interview. Panel was very open to questions and responded very open and honestly. Open position listings are posted for an appropriate time frame. I always suggest that you never count yourself out and think that you are not eligible. List all jobs that are relevant to position you are applying for and let those reviewing your application determine your eligibility. You may have characteristics that they are looking for, that are not listed in the job description.
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The interview consisted of a Group/Panel Interview and a Skills Test.
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Vocational Rehabilitation Counselor Federal at State of California
Posted Jan 2, 2011
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4.0
Difficult Interview
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Overall Neutral Experience
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Interviewed and No Offer
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Interviewed Apr 2009 (took 2 days)
An application and a subjective written statement were required.
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I Applied Online and the interview consisted of a 1:1 Interview.
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Manager In 07 at State of California
Posted Dec 21, 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 Mar 2008 in San Diego, CA (took 2 weeks)
straight forward fine.
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Negotiation Details
no negotiaqtion
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The interview consisted of a Group/Panel Interview.
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Licensing Program Analyst at State of California
Posted Aug 12, 2010
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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 Apr 2009 in Riverside, CA (took 4+ weeks)
The interview process starts with a word skills test which is then followed by a panel interview. There are approximately 6 hypothetical situation questions that you have to answer and about 2 personal experience questions. The office employees seem to be focused and and withdrawn. They were not overtly friendly. It took about 30 days to get a response of a denial.
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I applied In-Person and the interview consisted of a Group/Panel Interview and a Skills Test.
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Staff Healthcare Service Plan Analyst at State of California
Posted Aug 10, 2010
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3.0
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Overall Positive Experience
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Interviewed and No Offer
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Interviewed Mar 2009 (took a day)
It was an open exam and a promotional exam. My application was accepted for admittance to the exam and a panel of three conducted the interview. Once the results were posted review of current job duties were conducted and it was determined that the initial probationary period had to be passed before a promotion would be given, regardless of the level of experience of the employee.
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The interview consisted of a Group/Panel Interview.
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Employment Program at State of California
Posted Jun 25, 2010
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3.0
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Overall Positive Experience
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Received and Accepted Offer
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Interviewed May 2009 (took 5 days)
Applied on line, and was called in for interview.
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I Applied Online and the interview consisted of a Group/Panel Interview.
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