I applied online. The process took 8 months. I interviewed at US Census Bureau
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I applied in August. In December, I received a call for an interview. I interview in January. It was a panel interview with 4 managers. They read 10 questions prepared by HR. The questions were mostly behavioral questions ("Tell us about a time in which you had a difficult time with a co-worker'). No questions about technical skills. If you search for "behavioral interview questions", you'll get a good understanding of the questions they asked.
I was hired in March and started in April. So, the process took 8 months from submitting my application to my first day. Yep.
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There weren't any difficult or unexpected questions. Two of the questions were so similar that I thought they were asking me the same question; one question was so poorly worded that even the panel was confused.
It went smoothly and was fairly casual. The manager was very nice and made me feel comfortable. He seemed genuinely interested in making sure that I felt it was a good fit.
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What college or master level statistics courses have you completed?
I applied online. The process took 6 months. I interviewed at US Census Bureau
Interview
Contacted then asked for 2 interviews, one asking for experience with certain data types and other is panel asking for behavioral questions. Not sure if it's cause of the covid, they will not notify you if you are not selected.
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Have you ever wored with someone difficult and what did you do?
The process took 7 months. I interviewed at US Census Bureau (New York, NY) in Sept 2016
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Very quick and easy phone interview. It took about 30 min and I was asked 10 questions. Questions were general management/hiring questions such a as what is your best quality; your shortcomings; most difficult thing you have to deal with at work; how you managed that; etc.
This was the only interview. I deliberately asked if there would be a follow up interview in person, and the interviewers (two managers) said no. It took about 6 weeks and then I received a follow up call and email from HR with an offer.
However, I applied online in mid July, received an email saying I was in the roster in August, had the phone interview mid September.
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Questions were general management/hiring questions such a as what is your best quality; your shortcomings; most difficult thing you have to deal with at work; how you managed that; etc.
