DOD interview questions
Updated Sep 3, 2025Difficulty
Average
Experience
Very positive
How others got an interview
- 21%In PersonIn Person
- 14%RecruiterRecruiter
- 7%OtherOther
- 7%Employee ReferralEmployee Referral
- 7%Campus RecruitingCampus Recruiting
Interview search
30 interviews
DOD interviews FAQs
- Glassdoor users rated their interview experience at DOD as 66.7% positive with a difficulty rating score of 2.62 out of 5 (where 5 is the highest level of difficulty). Candidates interviewing for Program Analyst and Information Systems Security Officer (ISSO) rated their interviews as the hardest, whereas interviews for Contractor and Security Forces roles were rated as the easiest.
- The hiring process at DOD takes an average of 57 days when considering 30 user submitted interviews across all job titles. To compare, the average duration of hiring at similar companies like BlackRock, Inc. is 14 days, Fabricated Software, Inc. is 2 days, and Apple Inc. is 21 days. Candidates applying for Analyst had the quickest hiring process (on average 1 day), whereas Director roles had the slowest hiring process (on average 120 days).
- Common stages of the interview process at DOD according to 30 Glassdoor interviews include:
Group panel interview: 17%
One on one interview: 15%
Phone interview: 13%
IQ intelligence test: 10%
Skills test: 10%
Background check: 10%
Personality test: 8%
Drug test: 8%
Presentation: 6%
Other: 2%
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