Administrative Assistant applicants have rated the interview process at US Census Bureau with 2.7 out of 5 (where 5 is the highest level of difficulty) and assessed their interview experience as 100% positive. To compare, the company-average is 74.7% positive. This is according to Glassdoor user ratings.
Candidates applying for Administrative Assistant roles take an average of 19 days to get hired, when considering 3 user submitted interviews for this role. To compare, the hiring process at US Census Bureau overall takes an average of 44 days.
Common stages of the interview process at US Census Bureau as a Administrative Assistant according to 3 Glassdoor interviews include:
Background check: 40%
Phone interview: 20%
One on one interview: 20%
Group panel interview: 20%
Here are the most commonly searched roles for interview reports -
I applied online. The process took 1 week. I interviewed at US Census Bureau (Philadelphia, PA) in May 2013
Interview
I filled out the application on USA jobs. That same week, I was called and ask was it a good time to ask a few questions, not knowing that this would be the official job interview. They had me on a 3 way with two of them asking me questions consecutively. After about 30 questions, they told me I was done the interview, and gave me a date to come into the office.
I applied online. The process took 4 weeks. I interviewed at US Census Bureau (Suitland, MD) in Jan 2010
Interview
Applied online (usajobs.gov). Filled out a pretty generic questionnaire and submitted a resume Within about two weeks, received a call to drive out for an interview. Interview lasted about 1 hour and was with my future direct supervisor and her supervisor, the department chief. Questions were very typical of an interview, mostly just wanted me to explain my resume and go over computer skills. Received a phone call within a week with a job offer. Overall the process was very quick for a government position. I had applied to other positions before and didn't get called for an interview until 4-5 months later.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
All questions were pretty generic, no surprises. There were a few questions about maintaining information security that you might not see in every interview. "What is your experience in keeping confidential information or following a security process?" Something like that.