I applied through other source. The process took 4 weeks. I interviewed at U.S. Senate (Washington, DC) in Apr 2012
Interview
I submitted a cover letter and resume to an organization that was looking for minorities to intern in the Senate. A few weeks or a month later I received a phone call and was asked to do a phone interview on the spot. At the end of the call I was told that I got the position and would be receiving further information about intern orientation.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
What do you know about what Senator X does for the state?
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.
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%
Drug test: 5%
Group panel interview: 5%
Personality test: 4%
Presentation: 4%
Skills test: 3%
IQ intelligence test: 2%
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