I applied in-person. I interviewed at City of Philadelphia (Philadelphia, PA) in Jun 2024
Interview
Questions about job. Duties and expectation in job. Discuss about how and what areas of expertise. How I will helpful to children and family. Court process and paper works. Finalization of Adoption process and work. Correspondence and collecting paper work for law department
Interview questions [2]
Question 1
About knowledge and experience. How I feel about job? What are expectations on job
I applied online. The process took 3 months. I interviewed at City of Philadelphia (Philadelphia, PA) in Oct 2014
Interview
team interview with one social worker and several others not familiar with professional ethics or values. Peppered with questions, then told all the negative things about the job in order to scare off anyone with half a brain. No relevant discussion about the meat of the work or understanding about the intricacies of how the job fits with the professional background of the interviewee.
Social Worker applicants have rated the interview process at City of Philadelphia with 2 out of 5 (where 5 is the highest level of difficulty) and assessed their interview experience as 50% positive. To compare, the company-average is 70.9% positive. This is according to Glassdoor user ratings.
Candidates applying for Social Worker roles take an average of 90 days to get hired, when considering 2 user submitted interviews for this role. To compare, the hiring process at City of Philadelphia overall takes an average of 83 days.
Common stages of the interview process at City of Philadelphia as a Social Worker according to 2 Glassdoor interviews include:
Group panel interview: 29%
Presentation: 14%
Background check: 14%
Phone interview: 14%
Skills test: 14%
One on one interview: 14%
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