Intern applicants have rated the interview process at U.S. Senate with 2.6 out of 5 (where 5 is the highest level of difficulty) and assessed their interview experience as 94% positive. To compare, the company-average is 86.1% positive. This is according to Glassdoor user ratings.
Candidates applying for Intern roles take an average of 18 days to get hired, when considering 114 user submitted interviews for this role. To compare, the hiring process at U.S. Senate overall takes an average of 21 days.
Common stages of the interview process at U.S. Senate as a Intern according to 114 Glassdoor interviews include:
Phone interview: 42%
One on one interview: 25%
Background check: 11%
Group panel interview: 5%
Drug test: 5%
Presentation: 4%
Personality test: 4%
Skills test: 3%
IQ intelligence test: 2%
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I applied online. The process took 3 weeks. I interviewed at U.S. Senate (Washington, DC) in Jul 2016
Interview
I sent in a resume and cover letter to a few offices and received phone interviews at several offices. I interviewed with a legislative aide and/or staff assistant in each office, sometimes with multiple people at the same time. Each was timely in getting back to me about interviewing, and shortly thereafter with an offer. Some offices do leave you with a short time frame to decide on an offer, though. I had 48 hours to accept or decline my offer, which I ultimately accepted without hearing back from other offices after interviews.
I applied online. I interviewed at U.S. Senate (Washington, DC)
Interview
1 interview. Discussion focused on why I wanted to work in a Senate office, experience dealing with combative people, and how I would respond to a question I didn’t know the answer to.
I applied online. The process took 3 weeks. I interviewed at U.S. Senate (Washington, DC) in Aug 2025
Interview
Application included two written statements, resume, three recommendations, and a cover letter. I had one phone screening interview with operations staff. A few emails and received an offer letter 2-3 weeks after screening.
I applied online. I interviewed at U.S. Senate (Washington, DC) in Jul 2025
Interview
Senate HELP committee, fairly easy. Mostly behavioral questions and some about passion and policy interests. Felt like a conversation and they were more than happy to answer my questions as well. It was with the director and a legislative aide.