Education Technician applicants have rated the interview process at National Park Service with 3 out of 5 (where 5 is the highest level of difficulty) and assessed their interview experience as 100% positive. To compare, the company-average is 77.7% positive. This is according to Glassdoor user ratings.
Candidates applying for Education Technician roles take an average of 94 days to get hired, when considering 2 user submitted interviews for this role. To compare, the hiring process at National Park Service overall takes an average of 61 days.
Common stages of the interview process at National Park Service as a Education Technician according to 2 Glassdoor interviews include:
Phone interview: 25%
Background check: 25%
Drug test: 25%
One on one interview: 13%
Group panel interview: 13%
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I applied online. The process took 4+ months. I interviewed at National Park Service (Florissant, CO) in Mar 2015
Interview
I had submitted a packet on USAJobs, the Federal hiring web site for the vacancy some three months earlier, and received a phone call from the Chief Ranger at Florissant Fossil Beds National Monument, where the vacancy was located. He had first called to affirm my interest in the position, and then to ask some preliminary questions. I was able to discern from this call that one issue the Monument had had over the years was finding reliable people for the position, who would keep their word to take the position after initial hire. Many educators in the local area would find similar or better paying summer positions, and then accept those instead, leaving the monument in the lurch.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
In creating outdoor children's activities, what are some of the strategies you might employ?
I applied online. The process took 6 weeks. I interviewed at National Park Service (Colorado Springs, CO) in Mar 2015
Interview
Jobs are posted on USAJobs, the Government's website. When a vacancy you see you're interested in, you need to tailor your resume (created with the USAJobs resume builder) for that specific opening if you hope to get noticed. Make sure also to be able to meet all of the must have criteria (the required) or you will not even be considered. Don't waste your time on jobs you can't qualify for! Some of the folks we have hired have been our volunteers (i.e. they got known first!!).
Interview questions [2]
Question 1
After asking several questions about my qualifications, the Chief Ranger wanted to know what other summer jobs I might be pursuing. He had "lost" several other people in previous years that way.