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%
Personality test: 4%
Presentation: 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 Feb 2008
Interview
There was a series of phone interviews over the course of a few weeks. Then they had to do the necessary checks to work in the senate office building. Finally, they offered me the internship and sent me an information packet.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
You are note a political science major....why do you want to work for the government?
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.