I applied online. I interviewed at State of Florida (West Palm Beach, FL) in Jun 2025
Interview
10 behavior type questions, requiring the STAR method. Met with two supervisors, both professional. Afterwords you answer scenario questions and return in a hour. Interview went very well, most questions asked are found on this website.
I applied online. The process took 2 months. I interviewed at State of Florida in Dec 2015
Interview
Applied online at People First website. Three days later I was sent an email asking me to complete an online behavioral assessment. I waited about a month for an interview. It was a panel interview and a written component. I was emailed a contingent offer and the paperwork to complete my background check two days after my interview.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Name a time when you disagreed with a supervisor, and how did you handle it.
I applied online. The process took 4 weeks. I interviewed at State of Florida (Fort Myers, FL) in Jan 2011
Interview
Panel interview consisted of 3 people asking scenario questions. If you have basic common sense it should not be a problem. The focus is child safety, just keep that in mind and the rest should be a piece of cake!
Child Protective Investigator applicants have rated the interview process at State of Florida with 2.3 out of 5 (where 5 is the highest level of difficulty) and assessed their interview experience as 67% positive. To compare, the company-average is 65.6% positive. This is according to Glassdoor user ratings.
Candidates applying for Child Protective Investigator roles take an average of 45 days to get hired, when considering 3 user submitted interviews for this role. To compare, the hiring process at State of Florida overall takes an average of 41 days.
Common stages of the interview process at State of Florida as a Child Protective Investigator according to 3 Glassdoor interviews include:
Group panel interview: 27%
Background check: 27%
Skills test: 27%
Drug test: 9%
Personality test: 9%
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