I applied online. The process took 1 day. I interviewed at IRS in Jan 2011
Interview
You must apply online using usajobs.gov. If you have a 4-year degree, you should automatically qualify. If you're a military veteran or have prior service in any federal agency, you will be on a preferred list and be contacted before those who do not.
You'll receive an email telling you to report to the local campus, where you will get fingerprinted and fill out a bazillion forms. Make sure to know where you've worked and lived for the past 10 years for the background check. Make sure you are current and paid in full for both state & federal tax obligations.
Interview questions [2]
Question 1
Are you current on your federal and state tax obligations?
I applied in-person. The process took 5 weeks. I interviewed at IRS (Overland Park, KS) in Apr 2023
Interview
I went to the IRS in-person hiring event. It was a really simple process of registering and fingerprinting. No actual interview questions were asked. The whole process took about three hours.
Direct hire. Needed basic info and was hired on the spot. It was quite a simple process, just long. Come with everything they request or you may be turned away.
No interview was required for this position, just applied and was offered the position. Began as a clerk and did that for two years to get my foot in the door.
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IRS interviews FAQs
Tax Examiner applicants have rated the interview process at IRS with 1.6 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 68.3% positive. This is according to Glassdoor user ratings.
Candidates applying for Tax Examiner roles take an average of 55 days to get hired, when considering 16 user submitted interviews for this role. To compare, the hiring process at IRS overall takes an average of 75 days.
Common stages of the interview process at IRS as a Tax Examiner according to 16 Glassdoor interviews include:
Background check: 36%
One on one interview: 18%
Other: 9%
Presentation: 9%
Skills test: 9%
Group panel interview: 5%
IQ intelligence test: 5%
Phone interview: 5%
Drug test: 5%
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