U.S. Department of State Interview Questions

A behavioral interview on the phone. Lasted around 30 minutes, and no tough questions about the region or subject matter. They were more interested in seeing how I worked in a team and what my past experiences were.

Brief on phone. Asked questions for 10 minutes and then gave opportunities for questions from me. Nothing unexpected, just about previous work experience and my interests. The person who interviewed me ended up being my supervisor for the duration.

I only had one phone interview-I was able to look up the questions they asked online first. Super easy and they responded back quickly about the job offer via email

No questions, they just called and asked if I had applied to other offices and if I heard back. They described what interning with them would look like. They then offered me the internship with them. And I accepted pretty much immediately.

relatively straightforward; received an unexpected phone call, and after a ten minute call I had an interview scheduled for the following week. Received an offer the day after my interview

Application on USAJOBS. If selected for interview, interview consist of 20-30 minute interview usually by a desk officer for a particular office where they go over your eligibility, interest in the role and a career in diplomacy, past experiences, and general understanding of global affairs (e.g. if you are interviewing for MTA, they might ask you some basic questions about international trade and/or your take on recent salient macroeconomic developments)

The interview was really straightforward and happened over phone for multiple positions that fit my background. I heard from two positions, and got two offers. The interviews took less than an hour each.

I completed a written interview and an interview on WhatsApp with a foreign service officer. It was overall very casual and was not too difficult. The written interview was more technical and once I spoke with him over the phone, it was more about why I wanted to do it.

The interview process was via video conference and occurred as scheduled. Multiple interviewers on the call, with one being the main interviewer. The interview was about 30 minutes in length.

Three member panel intervie; each asked a question or two. There was no feedback after each answer but they did provide time to ask questions. It lasted 20 mins or so.