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Contract Specialist at US Department of Veterans Affairs
Posted Sep 17, 2010
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2.0
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Overall Positive Experience
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Received and Accepted Offer
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Interviewed Aug 2008 in Frederick, MD (took a day)
Interviewed with a panel of three managers. The interview was very relaxed. It was over the phone as I lived across the country at the time. I prepared for the interview by writing out potential questions and answers, which really helped.
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I did not do much negotiation; although I did ask, during the interview, what my chances of being offerred the job were. I was virtually guaranteed an offer, contingent on HR background check.
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I Applied Online and the interview consisted of a Phone Interview, a Group/Panel Interview and a Background Check.
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Medical Support Assistant at US Department of Veterans Affairs
Posted Jul 29, 2010
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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 May 2008 (took 4+ weeks)
If you make it past HR to an interview you have the job.
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I applied In-Person and the interview consisted of a Group/Panel Interview and a Background Check.
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Emergency Preparedness Coordinator at US Department of Veterans Affairs
Posted Mar 17, 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 Feb 2008 in Honolulu, HI (took 2 days)
My Initial inquiry was in person with associated VA staff; an inquiry about the VA, including work environment, personnel, common practices within the system. This was soon followed up with several telephone discussions about similar topics. Eventually, i submitted by resume on line. After being informed that i made the list, i soon was scheduled for a personal interview. During my interview, i discussed multiple topics including my experience and goals.
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Reasonable process. Prefer not to discuss further.
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I applied In-Person and the interview consisted of a Group/Panel Interview, a Presentation, a Drug Test and a Background Check.
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Veteran Service Representative at US Department of Veterans Affairs
Posted Feb 25, 2010 — 0 of 1 people found this helpful
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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 Feb 2010 (took a day)
Applied online for the position. After a week, I received an email stating that they forwarded my application to the Veterans Affairs. Then after a week, I got a phone call for the interview. Interview was mostly performance and personality questions and your previous job. Just be calm and be confident on your responses.
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I Applied Online and the interview consisted of a 1:1 Interview.
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Contract Administrator at US Department of Veterans Affairs
Posted Jan 24, 2010
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4.0
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Overall Neutral Experience
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Interviewed and No Offer
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Interviewed Dec 2009 (took 4 months)
I applied online using the federal website which requires you send your resume and transcripts along with your application. I got update about my applications on the website. Someone called me and gave me an interview date.
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I Applied Online and the interview consisted of a Group/Panel Interview.
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Clinical Pharmacist Specialist at US Department of Veterans Affairs
Posted Jan 14, 2010
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4.0
Difficult Interview
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Overall Neutral Experience
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Received and Accepted Offer
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Interviewed Feb 2008 in Portland, OR (took a day)
I was a panel interview that asked some personal information followed by clinical questions. The position wasn't available later on. They offered a phone interview for another position and I was offered the position.
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Negotiation Details
My recruiter negotiated for me. It was slow.
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I got the interview through a Recruiter and the interview consisted of a Phone Interview, a Group/Panel Interview, a Skills Test, a Drug Test and a Background Check.
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Nursing Administration at US Department of Veterans Affairs
Posted Dec 18, 2009
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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 2008 (took 5 days)
The VA uses a standard interview format based on Federal hiring regulations. They typically use a performance-based interview that consists of several, multi-part questions to guage your experience in various situations. The main focus is on finding out how your involvement in situations impacted the outcome for either patients or the organization.
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The interview consisted of a Phone Interview, a Group/Panel Interview and a Background Check.
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Veterans Service Representative at US Department of Veterans Affairs
Posted Dec 17, 2009
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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 Feb 2008 in Philadelphia, PA (took a day)
I went to a job fair at the regional office for the Veterans Service Representative position. Dozens of people were present for an interview and those waiting were seated in a large room watching a looping video about VA.
The interview itself consisted of a presentation and discussion of my resume. The discussion involved my previous work experience, work related skills, and membership in outside organizations. The job I was applying for was explained and we compared and contrasted the duties with those of my previous positions.
Once the interview was over, my interviewer wrote some remarks on a sheet of paper and referred me to another room to complete a job application. All federal jobs are applied for online at a public website and this was no exception. I was given a position number to get to the application immediately. I had already applied for federal positions, so I had an account and pre-made resume in the system. Those without an account would have to make one and build a resume at this time before proceeding to the application.
The application took about a half hour to complete and involved multiple choice questions about job experiences and personality traits. There were also some written questions. Having previously applied for federal positions, I was used to the system and familiar with similar questions. Those new to the experience would likely take longer to complete the application.
Upon submitting my application, I went home. I received a call three days later offering me the position. I accepted and reported to work a week later. I then had to complete many more paper forms, as is done with most employers, and complete an online form for a background investigation.
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Negotiation Details
There was no negotiation. The job starts at a set pay-grade and progresses to a set pay-grade, as with most federal jobs. People fresh out of college with a bachelor's degree earn exactly the same amount as retired military officers with two master's degrees who have spent 20 years in private industry. All employees are afforded the same potential for pay-grade increases as well. This position starts at a GS-7 pay-grade and progresses to GS-9 and GS-10 one and two years later, assuming the employee meets the required performance standards.
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I applied In-Person and the interview consisted of a 1:1 Interview, a Skills Test and a Background Check.
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Research Coordinator at US Department of Veterans Affairs
Posted Dec 1, 2009 — 1 of 1 people found this helpful
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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 Jun 2009 in Charleston, SC (took a day)
I had been following the principal investigator's research before he moved to Charleston, so we basically spent the entire interview talking about his previous research.
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I Applied Online and the interview consisted of a 1:1 Interview, a Drug Test and a Background Check.
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education administrator at US Department of Veterans Affairs
Posted May 18, 2009 — 1 of 1 people found this helpful
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3.0
Average Interview
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Overall Positive Experience
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Interviewed and No Offer
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Interviewed May 2009 (took 2 weeks)
The interview began over the phone. It was a panel interview consisting of 3 high level officials from the hospital that were over the department that I was applying for. It initially began with me submitting my resume online which is really a chore for anything relating to government jobs. Once you get your application packet completed everything else is pretty smooth. Make sure you do your homework on the position and that you can speak to everything that you put in your resume. They are very thorough.
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I Applied Online and the interview consisted of a Phone Interview.
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