Is it hard to get hired as a Tax Examiner at IRS?

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.

How long does it take to get hired as a Tax Examiner at IRS?

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.

Where can I find IRS interview experiences by job title?

Internal Revenue Agent (291) ; Contact Representative (274) ; Tax Examiner (235) ; Customer Service Representative (203) ; Revenue Officer (133) ; Customer Service Representative (CSR) (127) ; Tax Examining Technician (113) ; Contact Center Representative (69) ; IT Specialist (60) ; Data Transcriber (59) ; Revenue Agent (57) ; Attorney (49) ; Data Entry Clerk (30) ; Special Agent (26) ; Collections Representative (25)

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based on 16 ratings - Updated Apr 10, 2023

Easy interview difficulty

Mostly positive interview experience

How others got an interview

73%
Applied online
Applied online
9%
Recruiter
Recruiter
9%
Campus Recruiting
Campus Recruiting
9%
In Person
In Person

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16 interviews

Tax Examiner Interview

Apr 10, 2023

Anonymous employee

Accepted offer

Positive experience

Easy interview

Application

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.

Interview questions [1]

Question 1

No questions were asked in the process.

Answer question

Tax Examiner Interview

Nov 28, 2022

Anonymous employee

Accepted offer

Positive experience

Easy interview

Application

I interviewed at IRS

Interview

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.

Interview questions [1]

Question 1

Questions to see if you are eligible to work

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Tax Examiner Interview

Oct 5, 2022

Anonymous employee

Accepted offer

Positive experience

Easy interview

Application

I interviewed at IRS

Interview

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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