I applied through college or university. The process took 1 week. I interviewed at X-Tax (Lansing, MI) in Dec 2016
Interview
Explanation of responsibilities as a tax preparer. Run through of your resume. Meeting some of the employees. Job offer depends on performance in tax class. If you're invited to tax class and do not perform as well as others, you may be offered a job as a customer service/support staff.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Tax Preparer offer is contingent on success in the Tax Class. The class is not hard, you just need to pay attention and be willing to learn tax law and X-Tax's software.