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Updated May 24, 2012 – Interview questions and reviews posted anonymously by interview candidates.
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General Development Officer at US Agency for International Development
Posted May 24, 2012
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3.0
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Overall Neutral Experience
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Interviewed and No Offer
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Interviewed Nov 2011 (took 4 weeks)
Interviewed by phone by a panel of three senior USAID officials. Interview was very structured. Questions about experience and how it would relate to the job. Hypothetical question about how I would handle a situation in Afghanistan concerning an Army Colonel seeking USAID funds for a project. Questioned about overall experience with development policy and whether I had experience working and living in harsh conditions.
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The interview consisted of a Phone Interview.
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Program Analyst at US Agency for International Development
Posted Mar 15, 2012
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3.0
Average Interview
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Overall Neutral Experience
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Received and Accepted Offer
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Interviewed Nov 2010 (took a day)
I came in through the Presidential Management Fellows program, so it's considered 'excepted service'
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Because I transferred from another federal agency, I couldn't negotiate salary. It was a lateral transfer.
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The interview consisted of a 1:1 Interview.
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Chief of Staff at US Agency for International Development
Posted Feb 8, 2012
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5.0
Very Difficult Interview
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Overall Negative Experience
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Interviewed and No Offer
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Interviewed May 2010 in Washington, DC (took 4 weeks)
Painful and silly. No clear sense of direction or timing.
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The interview consisted of a 1:1 Interview.
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4.0
Difficult Interview
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Overall Positive Experience
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Interviewed and No Offer
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Interviewed Oct 2009 in Washington, DC (took 2 days)
The interviewing process is subcontracted. At the time of my interview, Tai Pedro was the subcontractor. Reported to TP offices bright and early with sharp suit on. There were about 12 other people waiting. We were divided into groups of 4-5.
First, we took timed, individual, computerized knowledge tests comprised of multiple choice, reading and short essay. The theme was decision making on a USAID local mission level. It was very fast and challenging.
Second, we had a group interview observed by a panel of three USAID veterans. Surprise, surprise, they were three middle-aged white guys. Our group task was to discuss the test essay and reach consensus on allocation of mission resources under conditions of scarcity. The panel watched for group dynamics. This was about an hour.
We now had a lunch break.
After lunch, we were cued to go in for individual interviews through the afternoon. The same panel did a by-the-book interview with preselected questions. This session took about an hour.
The following day, the security interview took place. This was about an hour of, in my case, very skilled grilling on the security clearance application and other tangents. This was a rather intimate and took about an hour.
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I Applied Online and the interview consisted of a 1:1 Interview, a Group/Panel Interview, a Skills Test and a Background Check.
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Summer Analyst at US Agency for International Development
Posted Feb 9, 2011
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2.0
Easy Interview
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Overall Positive Experience
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Received and Accepted Offer
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Interviewed Mar 2010 in Washington, DC (took 2 days)
Participated in a series of phone interviews with human resources and the department chief. The first one specifically described legal proceedings such as the background check and what previous experiences I had, whether or not I had left the country in the past 5 years, my permanent residence, and the documents I would have to fill out.
The second interview consisted of behavioral questions on previous experiences and different projects I worked on and how I accomplished them.
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I Applied Online and the interview consisted of a Phone Interview.
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Program Specialist at US Agency for International Development
Posted Jan 6, 2011
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3.0
Average Interview
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Overall Neutral Experience
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Received and Accepted Offer
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Interviewed Oct 2009 (took a day)
Panel style interview with one questions after the other. Questions were similar to the qualification questions on KSA
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I Applied Online and the interview consisted of a Group/Panel Interview and a Background Check.
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JOP Financial Manager at US Agency for International Development
Posted Jun 14, 2010 — 1 of 1 people found this helpful
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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 2010 (took a day)
The interview process is performed by a third party. It consists of a written essay portion, group interview and a one-on-one interview. The essay part requires you to write a response to job specific questions within one hour. In the group interview you are asked to discuss the writen essay as a team and come up with solutions as a team. In the solo interview you are asked five or six questions.
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I Applied Online and the interview consisted of a 1:1 Interview, a Group/Panel Interview and a Skills Test.
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