U.S. General Services Administration interviews FAQs
Contract Specialist applicants have rated the interview process at U.S. General Services Administration with 3.4 out of 5 (where 5 is the highest level of difficulty) and assessed their interview experience as 88% positive. To compare, the company-average is 70.3% positive. This is according to Glassdoor user ratings.
Candidates applying for Contract Specialist roles take an average of 100 days to get hired, when considering 8 user submitted interviews for this role. To compare, the hiring process at U.S. General Services Administration overall takes an average of 54 days.
Common stages of the interview process at U.S. General Services Administration as a Contract Specialist according to 8 Glassdoor interviews include:
Group panel interview: 28%
Skills test: 16%
Background check: 12%
Phone interview: 12%
Drug test: 8%
Personality test: 8%
One on one interview: 8%
IQ intelligence test: 4%
Presentation: 4%
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I applied online. The process took 6 weeks. I interviewed at U.S. General Services Administration (Atlanta, GA) in Oct 2016
Interview
In depth interview with 1 person in conference room and a laptop with 2 managers via video conference. I had to juggle looking at the laptop and looking at the manager in the room. One of the mangers turned their camera on, the other didn't. Very unprofessional. A lot of questions were asked that my resume did not support because I didn't have the experience. Not sure why I was selected for an interview. Tough overall.
I moved onto the second phase and received a second interview via phone with 3 different managers. The second interview was personality based and went much smoother than the first interview.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Where do you see yourself in 3-5 years?
Why are you the best candidate for the position?
Describe a specific scheduling contract situation, IDIQ contract and government wide contract? (3 part question)
Which do you prefer LPTA or tradeoff and why?
Given a scenario, which contract type would you choose and why?
What is a COR (Contracting Officer Representative)? What is their role and what do you do if the COR does not follow procedures?
Describe a time things dissolved quickly, what did you do to resolve the situation?
Describe a time you had a disagreement at work, what did you do to resolve it?
I applied in-person. The process took 6 months. I interviewed at U.S. General Services Administration (Washington, DC) in Mar 2022
Interview
Utilize STAR method for the Q and A
Describe a time you had a failure and how did you overcome it?
Describe a time where you had to utilize negotiations and what were the outcomes.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
What are some of the technical projects you have worked on in the past and how have they developed your skillset as a contracts specialist?
I applied online. The process took 3 months. I interviewed at U.S. General Services Administration (New York, NY) in Mar 2021
Interview
1st interview with one person, a program manager, typical situational interview questions, "talk about a time you solved a problem" etc.
The 2nd interview was similar, but with panel of interviewers.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Talk about a time you had to learn something new to solve a problem.
I applied online. The process took 4 months. I interviewed at U.S. General Services Administration (New York, NY) in Jul 2018
Interview
Phone interview with two department employees that lasted about 30min. Was very friendly and provided a lot of information about the job and the organizational culture. The interviewers also gave personal notes about their experience working with the company.