Washington State Department of Social and Health Services Information Technology Specialist Interview

Interviewed Aug 2011 in Olympia, WA (took a day)

I took a written programming test 30 minutes before the interview and was also given a list of questions that would be asked. The exam was easy and I was done well before my time was up. Was taken to a room with a long table and five interviewers around the table. They had seven questions and 60 minutes to ask them. They had score sheets to make notes and give a numerical score for each question, with sub scores. I must say it was pretty disconcerting to be answering questions and seeing the two people closest to me writing down numbers for my scores. I felt it was insensitive and unprofessional. The manger was pretty rude with her aggressive questioning method and said she had worked there just two years shy of retiring. Great, I thought, so you only know one way to do things.