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No matter how you measure it, by aircraft, ships, or active-duty military personnel, the US Department of Defense (DoD) is big. Except for Social Security, the Department of Defense -- comprising the Army, Navy, Air Force, Marines, National Guard, Reserves, and more than a dozen ...

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US Department of Defense Secretary of Defense Lloyd James Austin III
Lloyd James Austin III
436 Ratings
    5.0
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    Current Employee
    Fort Knox, KY
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    Pros

    Relatively low stress and relaxed job

    Cons

    Sometimes there is nothing to do

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    US Department of Defense Interviews

    Experience
    Positive69%
    Negative7%
    Neutral24%
    Getting an Interview
    Applied online64%
    In Person11%
    Recruiter7%
    Difficulty
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    1. Financial Management Analyst Interview

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      Accepted Offer
      Positive Experience
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      Interview

      It’s a panel interview with 3-4 questions you answer within 15-20 minutes. You have 15 minutes prior to the interview to review the questions and prepare. Be sure to answer all parts of each question.
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    US Department of Defense Awards & Accolades

    • America's Top Organizations for Multicultural Business Opportunities -- Top 25 Government AgenciesDiversityBusiness.com2012
    • Top 20 Government Employers - Readers' ChoiceEqual Opportunity Publications2012

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    What are perks and other benefits like at US Department of Defense?

    ...Benefits are decent, retirement is better than average with a pension, and job satisfaction is very good....

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    Overall, 82% of employees would recommend working at US Department of Defense to a friend. This is based on 4,177 anonymously submitted reviews on Glassdoor.

    69% of job seekers rate their interview experience at US Department of Defense as positive. Candidates give an average difficulty score of 2.6 out of 5 (where 5 is the highest level of difficulty) for their job interview at US Department of Defense.

    66% of employees think that US Department of Defense has a positive business outlook. This is based on anonymous employee reviews submitted on Glassdoor.

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    US Department of Defense Locations

    • Adams, Armstrong, PA
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    • Andrews AFB, MD
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    • Arlington, VA
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    • Baltimore, MD
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