I applied online. The process took 3 months. I interviewed at National Agricultural Statistics Service (Washington, DC) in Jan 2015
Interview
Job closed on usajobs in December. Recieved an interview contact in January. Interviewed with the head of field division and a regional director. Took 3 weeks for them to contact me with a tentative offer...and an additional 2 weeks for HR official tentative offer. Needed to submit of306 and fingerprint card via mail. That process for the fbi check took a week. Then the official offer was made...where I needed a month to get out of my current apartment. Start date may 1
I applied online. I interviewed at National Agricultural Statistics Service
Interview
The interview process was very standard and consisted of a panel interview with two members. The interview lasted approximately 30 minutes. The panel members stated they weren't responsible for the decision or hiring. They just make recommendations to the hiring managers.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Do you work well as a member of a team? Do you prefer to work in a team or alone? How comfortable are you in leadership roles?
I applied online. I interviewed at National Agricultural Statistics Service
Interview
I had one Zoom interview with three members of the Regional Office; though I was told that they may be assigned to a different office location later.
They each took turns asking questions, and gave me an opportunities at the end. Pretty stock stuff.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Lots of questions relating to interest in the position and career goals. Not nearly as many specific technical questions; at least compared to other current interviews. Many where "tell us about a time" or "do you have experience with"
I applied online. The process took 5 months. I interviewed at National Agricultural Statistics Service (Denver, CO) in Mar 2015
Interview
I applied in January and didn't receive the call for an interview until April. The interview was with three people: the regional director and two assistant directors. The interview took about an hour. No surprises. It was generally comfortable, not highly intense. All three interviewers were very friendly and personable.