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      Analyst Interview

      11 Oct 2018
      Anonymous interview candidate
      No offer
      Positive experience
      Easy interview

      Application

      I interviewed at CIA

      Interview

      It was an hour long phone interview. Pretty basic behavioral stuff to be honest. Most of the evaluation comes from your writing samples, the qualification supplement, your transcript, and the rest. I wouldn't sweat the phone interview. The security clearance though is what's gonna give you nightmares...

      Interview questions [1]

      Question 1

      Tell me about a time you received negative feedback, and how did you respond?
      Answer question
      6

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      Analyst Interview

      16 Jun 2025
      Anonymous employee
      Los Angeles, CA
      Accepted offer
      Positive experience
      Difficult interview

      Application

      I applied in-person. The process took 6 months. I interviewed at CIA (Los Angeles, CA)

      Interview

      There may be slight variations depending on the type of analysis you are applying to work on but overall they are looking for critical thinking skills and the ability to clearly express yourself.

      Interview questions [1]

      Question 1

      Tell me about a time when you had competing priorities, what happened and how did you respond?
      Answer question

      Analyst Interview

      3 Apr 2018
      Anonymous interview candidate
      Chantilly, VA
      No offer
      Negative experience
      Easy interview

      Application

      I applied online. The process took 2 months. I interviewed at CIA (Chantilly, VA) in Jan 2018

      Interview

      After the application, about 2 weeks later I received an invitation to take an online assessment and write some essays. First was an online skills assessment which consisted of mainly logic games, like how would this unrolled six-sided figure look if rolled back up. Then a behavioral test with psychological questions. After another 2 or 3 weeks, I received an invitation for an in-person interview. They fly you out to DC for an in person interview. Before going, they ask for more essays. You are responsible for booking everything and the perdiem they give you in the form of a gift card is less than the GSA rate so go cheap in your hotel. At the interview, they group you into pairs of four or five and deliver a presentation initially on why the CIA is great. This takes about 30 minutes. After that there is a group information session about the specific position you are being interviewed for with a higher up from that division of the agency. This takes about 15 minutes. Finally, you go into a two-person panel interview where they trade-off questions. There was only about 6 or 7 questions and they all behavioral, none were technical, mainly focused on people management and "fit". After the interview they send you off home. I'm guessing if they really like you they ask you to stay or not. I received an email notification about a week later that I didn't get the job. Kind of crazy they fly you out for a touch time of about 45 minutes to an hour. I thought my answers were cogent and got to the heart of the challenges in the government, i.e. the people and the red tape. But I guess with my private sector experience, I didn't make a good fit for a paper pusher.

      Interview questions [3]

      Question 1

      Name a time you manipulated someone to get what you want?
      2 Answers

      Question 2

      Name a difficult person you dealt with?
      Answer question

      Question 3

      Are you a big picture or detail-orientated person?
      3 Answers
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