I applied through other source. The process took 3 weeks. I interviewed at Social Security Administration (Los Ranchos de Albuquerque, NM) in Aug 2010
Interview
Average hiring and interview process: submitted resume, received phone call from regional HR, call from local hr, set up interview, met with interviewer, adequately comprehensive interview. The interviewer, who was an office administrator, asked about my experience, which directly related to what they needed. I was hired and started working within about one month of my original submission of my resume.
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I don't remember any particularly difficult or unexpected questions. Nothing inappropriate.
Panel interview over the phone. Scripted questions mostly about work environment, such as handling high production quotas and dealing with coworkers. No legal questions; very straight forward. Many generic questions like “what’s your greatest strength/weakness”, etc. Took about 30 minutes. Scheduling was very last minute, interviewer called several times and left voicemails saying what time she’ll try again the next day.
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How would you deal with loud coworkers having irrelevant conversations right outside your cubicle?
I applied online. I interviewed at Social Security Administration (Baltimore, MD) in Jun 2019
Interview
There’s a very structured phone interview followed by written evaluation (the written exam part is a newer thing). Always more than one interviewer on the phone and they take turns asking questions.
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Give an example of a time you disagreed with a supervisor and how you handled it.
I applied online. The process took 6 months. I interviewed at Social Security Administration
Interview
When I interviewed, they were hiring many for the same class. All of the interviews were telephone interviews. I believe there were one or two group phone interviews.
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The questions are structured. Not much back and forth--ie its not conversational. There were lots of questions dealing with handling processes and quality vs quantity. The job can be demanding with strict deadlines. The questions are designed to help them determine how you would handle.
