I applied online. The process took 1 week. I interviewed at US Census Bureau (Philadelphia, PA) in May 2013
Interview
I filled out the application on USA jobs. That same week, I was called and ask was it a good time to ask a few questions, not knowing that this would be the official job interview. They had me on a 3 way with two of them asking me questions consecutively. After about 30 questions, they told me I was done the interview, and gave me a date to come into the office.
I applied online. The process took 4 weeks. I interviewed at US Census Bureau (Suitland, MD) in Jan 2010
Interview
Applied online (usajobs.gov). Filled out a pretty generic questionnaire and submitted a resume Within about two weeks, received a call to drive out for an interview. Interview lasted about 1 hour and was with my future direct supervisor and her supervisor, the department chief. Questions were very typical of an interview, mostly just wanted me to explain my resume and go over computer skills. Received a phone call within a week with a job offer. Overall the process was very quick for a government position. I had applied to other positions before and didn't get called for an interview until 4-5 months later.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
All questions were pretty generic, no surprises. There were a few questions about maintaining information security that you might not see in every interview. "What is your experience in keeping confidential information or following a security process?" Something like that.
