U.S. General Services Administration interviews FAQs
Program Analyst applicants have rated the interview process at U.S. General Services Administration with 2.6 out of 5 (where 5 is the highest level of difficulty) and assessed their interview experience as 56% positive. To compare, the company-average is 70.3% positive. This is according to Glassdoor user ratings.
Candidates applying for Program Analyst roles take an average of 59 days to get hired, when considering 16 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 Program Analyst according to 16 Glassdoor interviews include:
Group panel interview: 35%
Phone interview: 13%
Drug test: 13%
Background check: 10%
Presentation: 10%
Skills test: 10%
One on one interview: 6%
Personality test: 3%
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I applied through college or university. The process took 3 months. I interviewed at U.S. General Services Administration in Feb 2014
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The general process seemed easy enough in terms of what was expected as part of the ELP (participate in webinar, general interview, etc.) however the way that they conducted the interview/review process for the program is highly misleading and a waste of time. Due to veterans' restrictions, they were unable to push any qualified candidates that did not have military service to the ELP.
The Emerging Leaders Program is geared towards students so that they get professional development and experience. The fact that students/recent grads could not get through the process is baffling. It took over 3 months to have any decision and they seemed surprised when each time, the students they had been speaking with couldn't get through. After receiving several updates to the effect that 'we're working on it', the final update was when they said they would update us in the near future of next steps. We did not hear back until a month later with a final 'sorry, but too many veterans applied'.
Additionally, in the future, they may want to think of not having interviews before getting through the USAJobs application to save everyone some time. Although something larger could be said about the flawed point system favoring veterans over other groups to an unfair amount, I think my overall experience with applying for the ELP program left a sour taste in my mouth toward the GSA.
I interviewed at U.S. General Services Administration (New York, NY)
Interview
Difficult and long process. I had to schedule 2 rounds of panel interviews before making it to the third round. I made it to round 3 and it seemed to go well but no job offer.
I applied online. The process took 2 months. I interviewed at U.S. General Services Administration (College Station, TX) in Apr 2022
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It was a 2 step interview for a developmental program. There were about 10 questions each per Interview that involved 2 interviewees. It was a virtual interview for both occasions.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Describe scenarios where you displayed problem solving skills and intellectual curiosity.
I applied through college or university. The process took 4 weeks. I interviewed at U.S. General Services Administration (Washington, DC)
Interview
I got hired for the Enterprise Emerging Leaders Program straight out of college. The whole process took a little less than a month and was very straightforward. After I took the multiple skills assessment for the job, I got an email telling me which office locations I had been referred for. Soon after, I got contacted for a phone interview. There was only one interview after that, which was a panel interview. Interviewers were professional and nice. I would say the best way to prepare for the interview is to look up "performance based interview questions" and practice answering those.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Tell us about a time you exhibited leadership skills.