I applied online. The process took 4 weeks. I interviewed at Dallas Independent School District (Dallas, TX) in Oct 2021
Interview
I received a call asking for availability for an in-person interview for the following week and was told to expect a writing exercise by 5pm on Friday that would be due by 5pm Monday. I didn't receive the writing exercise, so I sent a follow up email and received it Saturday morning. It is an exercise that requires writing, but is mostly focused on your understanding of how an Investigation is conducted. I interviewed with two Supervisors, one of whom would be supervising the selected candidate. I was told that I would hear back by the end of the week regarding the position, and received a call the next day requesting a second interview. I thought the second interview went well as the Executive Director and Supervisor both provided positive feedback about my prior experience and skill set. I was told during the second interview that I would hear something back that same day. I didn't hear anything, so I sent separate Thank You/Follow Up emails to both the Supervisor and ED that evening. I didn't hear anything for another week and sent another follow up email to the Supervisor and was then informed that another candidate was selected (they didn't acknowledge the delay or provide any feedback to me). They did re-post the position two days later.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
They didn't ask any behavioral interview questions, "tell me a time when" type questions, or any "what type of animal would you want to be" off the wall type questions. They also never mentioned the writing exercise. They did ask me to discuss my resume and asked a number of question about my writing abilities and organizational skills. It would probably be better if they provided a writing exercise that demonstrates writing ability rather than a person's ability to verbally assure them of their capability. They did ask what I knew of the Professional Standards Office and at the very end asked about the things I like to do outside of work.
In the second interview, the Executive Director went through my resume and noted things he liked seeing. We talked a little more about the position and DISD. The ED asked if there would be any issues with references (there wouldn't be any, though they didn't call any), and let me know they'd get back with me later that same day (even saying they didn't think it was fair to make people wait).
I applied online. The process took 4 weeks. I interviewed at Dallas Independent School District (Dallas, TX)
Interview
Interviewed by a panel consisting of Human Capital Management employees for the first round of interviews with other applicants in the room being interviewed at the same time and then by Investigators, who would become my coworkers, for the second and final round of interviews.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Why should we hire you over the other applicants sitting next to you?
Dallas Independent School District interviews FAQs
Investigator applicants have rated the interview process at Dallas Independent School District with 3 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 62.4% positive. This is according to Glassdoor user ratings.
Candidates applying for Investigator roles take an average of 30 days to get hired, when considering 2 user submitted interviews for this role. To compare, the hiring process at Dallas Independent School District overall takes an average of 24 days.
Common stages of the interview process at Dallas Independent School District as a Investigator according to 2 Glassdoor interviews include:
Group panel interview: 50%
Drug test: 25%
Presentation: 25%
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