Glassdoor users rated their interview experience at Commonwealth Ombudsman as 100% positive with a difficulty rating score of 3 out of 5 (where 5 is the highest level of difficulty). Candidates interviewing for Investigations Officer and rated their interviews as the hardest, whereas interviews for Investigations Officer and roles were rated as the easiest.
The hiring process at Commonwealth Ombudsman takes an average of 30 days when considering 1 user submitted interviews across all job titles. Candidates applying for Investigations Officer had the quickest hiring process (on average 30 days), whereas Investigations Officer roles had the slowest hiring process (on average 30 days).
I interviewed at Commonwealth Ombudsman (Melbourne)
Interview
One interview was done, 4 behavioural questions and very friendly. Took about 3 weeks to hear back. Questions about difficult time, motivations to work for the company and a team question
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Tell me about a time you handled a difficult situation>
I applied online. The process took 4 weeks. I interviewed at Commonwealth Ombudsman in June 2018
Interview
There were two rounds of interviews. The first interview was conducted by a recruiter. The recruiter quizzed generally about experience. The second interview was conducted by two managers who asked three behavioural questions with half an hour overall to respond.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Tell us about a time you managed various stakeholders.