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I interviewed at Environmental Protection Agency

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submitted an application on US Jobs, received an email inviting me to a video interview approximately 5 weeks later for an interview that week. I was interviewed for 1 hour.

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Four interviews, emailed and called references, made me do a timed test, HR rep called and said I should be getting an offer soon, then I was ghosted. Unprofessional and unethical

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  • Interviewed with multiple people at different times. Standard questions.
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Anonymous Interview Candidate

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I applied online. I interviewed at Environmental Protection Agency

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I was told that they would get back to me about the date and time for my interview but I was ghosted. They never responded to any follow up emails.

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Anonymous Interview Candidate in Chicago, IL

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I applied online. I interviewed at Environmental Protection Agency (Chicago, IL) in Jun 2023

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An hour-long interview with a panel of three people. Was asked both technical and standard interview questions. I would recommend thoroughly reviewing the duties that it consists of in prepping for the interview. Lots of time at the end to ask questions, so would definitely prepare some questions for interviewers. The interviewers were very nice and not intimidating at all!

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  • What experience or formal education do you have with the EPA Clean Water Act?
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Anonymous Interview Candidate in Denver, CO

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I applied online. The process took 1 week. I interviewed at Environmental Protection Agency (Denver, CO)

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Fairly easy. Applied on USAJobs and hear back within about a week of closing. Very straightforward process and transparent, seemed like a good job, but I didn’t want to relocate.

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Anonymous Employee in Chicago, IL

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Difficult Interview
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I applied online. The process took 3 months. I interviewed at Environmental Protection Agency (Chicago, IL)

Interview

One ~45 minute interview that was virtual. There was a small interview panel that asked 5-7 very technical questions pertaining to the position I applied for. They asked for my references via email after the interview. I heard back with an unofficial offer roughly 4 weeks after the interview, with an official offer a few weeks after that.

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  • Explain your experience related to the assessment, planning/design, and implementation of contaminated sediments remediation projects.
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Anonymous Interview Candidate in Durham, NC

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Positive Experience
Easy Interview
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I applied online. The process took 4 months. I interviewed at Environmental Protection Agency (Durham, NC)

Interview

Interview questions are basic, and appropriately geared towards students with less experience in the field. It took a little while to hear back on hiring decisions, however I understand this is the norm with government agencies.

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I applied online. I interviewed at Environmental Protection Agency in Apr 2023

Interview

Three staff that each asked general questions such as soft skills, weakness, strengths, etc.. It was an easy process and the interviewers were kind. After the interview because it is a federal process it may take a few weeks minimum.

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Anonymous Employee

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I interviewed at Environmental Protection Agency

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The process included one round of interviews with a panel of four interviewers who took turns asking different questions. They also gave a great background into what the office does

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  • Tell me about yourself, what experiences do you have making technical information digestible for a general audience, what are you interested in related to environmental justice, etc.
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Anonymous Employee

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I applied online. I interviewed at Environmental Protection Agency

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One 1-hour video interview with a few people from the team I’d be working with, including my mentor. Asked pretty standard questions—experience and skills used in certain positions, behavioral questions, future goals. Friendly and relatively laidback.

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Glassdoor users rated their interview experience at Environmental Protection Agency as 68.6% positive with a difficulty rating score of 2.78 out of 5 (where 5 is the highest level of difficulty). Candidates interviewing for Senior Toxicologist and Hydrogeologist rated their interviews as the hardest, whereas interviews for Engineering Intern and Criminal Investigator roles were rated as the easiest.

The hiring process at Environmental Protection Agency takes an average of 48.92 days when considering 169 user submitted interviews across all job titles. Candidates applying for Research Assistant had the quickest hiring process (on average 1 day), whereas Financial Analyst roles had the slowest hiring process (on average 180 days).

Common stages of the interview process at Environmental Protection Agency according to 169 Glassdoor interviews include:

Group Panel Interview: 25.34%

Phone Interview: 18.92%

Background Check: 12.16%

One on One Interview: 11.82%

Presentation: 9.46%

Drug Test: 9.12%

Skills Test: 5.74%

IQ Intelligence Test: 2.70%

Personality Test: 2.70%

Other: 2.03%

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I applied to 4 jobs last week. Two companies replied that thy are reviewing my application and I have an interview tomorrow with a third. The company I'm interviewing with is the one I'm least interested in of the four, though it is better than my current job. What is the etiquette if I'm offered a job with this company but I want to wait and see what response I get from the other 3? Should I tell the company I need a couple weeks to decide, or be up front that I'm waiting for other offers? Or?

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During my interview with a Vice President, he mentioned that the "background check" had been reviewed. He brought up cities I had lived in at one point, even though I hadn't included that information on my resume or LinkedIn profile, though it is accurate. Additionally, he was aware of my entrepreneurship experience, which I had not disclosed anywhere. I'm curious about the source of this information. I'm currently progressing through the interview rounds without any offer or signed documents.

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