I applied online. The process took 3 weeks. I interviewed at U.S. Senate
Interview
I applied for a summer internship in Maggie Hassans office. I submitted a resume, cover letter, as well as my basic information and career objectives. I was contacted 2 weeks later with an offer for a phone interview in the coming week.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
How do you deal with angry people?
Tell me about a time you had to think on your feet.
What specific areas of the Senators work are you interested in?
Why do you want to work for Senator Hassan?
I applied online. The process took 4 weeks. I interviewed at U.S. Senate in Jun 2023
Interview
This interview was with the office of Senator Ossoff. It was a virtual interview. First of all, the interviewer was five minutes late. This alone is not that big of a deal, however when taken with everything else it adds up to show carelessness in the hiring process. The interviewer started the interview by saying "this is my third day." The interviewer was also clearly in a crowded room and was distracted the entire time. He even got up and left the interview for a minute. It was made clear that the interviewer did not care. I felt as though the interns had already been selected and I was given this interview as a courtesy. Shame on the Ossoff office for such a terrible interview process. I left that interview embarrassed and ashamed. It was clear I had no chance of getting an offer as the interviewer clearly did not show any interest in me from the beginning.
I applied online. The process took 1 week. I interviewed at U.S. Senate (Roanoke, VA) in Dec 2018
Interview
Online application which required a resume, cover letter, unofficial transcripts, and references. Then if selected for the next round, they allowed for either an in-person or skype interview within the next week.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Which current bill that the senator is working on draws you to be apart of his team and why?
Intern - Hourly applicants have rated the interview process at U.S. Senate with 3.3 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 86.1% positive. This is according to Glassdoor user ratings.
Candidates applying for Intern - Hourly roles take an average of 26 days to get hired, when considering 3 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 - Hourly according to 3 Glassdoor interviews include:
One on one interview: 50%
Phone interview: 50%
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