I applied through an employee referral. The process took 4 weeks. I interviewed at Social Security Administration (Woodlawn, MD) in Feb 2010
Interview
The interview process takes a long time and there are several people involved. Usually, the people involved don't know each other and no one can give you any information about the process- how long it will take, when the job starts, what the job is, etc. They basically just interview you and decide themselves what job to put you in, if they decide to hire you. If you do well in the interview, they invite you back to take a brief math test. After you finish everything, it can take a month or longer before you hear back from them. If they do offer you a job, they may only give you a couple weeks notice before you have to begin a training class. In the interview, they ask general questions for which you have to provide examples from your life illustrating how you have dealt with and overcome different situations or obstacles in the past and they write down everything you say. The overall process seemed to be very disorganized and the communication was horrible. I can't really complain, because I did receive a job offer, which made all the stress of the process worth it in the end
Give me three specific examples from your life of times you had to overcome adversity (addressing who was involved, when and where the events happened, what the exact situation was, how you dealt with it, why you dealt with it the way you did, and what the final result was)
I applied online. The process took 4 months. I interviewed at Social Security Administration (Woodlawn, MD) in May 2020
Interview
Very typical of the government. It was a panel interview with 3 members of management. There were approximately 5 questions (Behavioral, situational, etc). They barely reviewed my resume or knew anything about me but I used the "tell me about yourself" question to refresh their memories.
I applied online. The process took 2 months. I interviewed at Social Security Administration (Baltimore, MD) in Apr 2015
Interview
Applied 02/2015. Received a call from HR that my interview has been scheduled. Had an interview 04/06/2015 and started working on 04/20/2015. Interview lasted for 30 minutes. Questions about my current job at the time as to skills and knowledge I possessed and how they could be translated into the disability examiner job. Interview was quite easy.
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skills and knowledge I possessed and how they could be translated into the disability examiner job
I submitted an application. I was called in to take a timed, 3 section skills test. Though it's not a hard test, only about half of the people in the room passed. (My guess is some people aren't used to taking timed tests since having left college. However, since time management is key to this job, the ability to work quickly & accurately is important). Test results are given at the end of the test. You then schedule an interview for a different day. I was interviewed by a supervisor & case consultant. Interview questions were pretty standard.
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Question 1
This is not a job that allows any/much creativity. Will you be able to deal with this?
