I applied online. The process took 4 months. I interviewed at Social Security Administration in Aug 2017
Interview
I was contacted by telephone and offered an interview. Upon accepting, I was given a conference call number and instructed when to call in (a couple days later). The telephone interview was with a 3-person panel. Each person took turns asking questions. I was offered an opportunity to ask questions at the conclusion of the interview.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Tell us about a time you had to work in a group and someone wasn't doing their part? How did you handle it?
Tell me about a difficult legal issue you encountered and how you handled it?
How do you keep yourself motivated to complete a task if there are no deadlines?
Was there a time when you were not given enough instruction by a supervisor—how did you respond and what did you do?
Panel interview over the phone. Scripted questions mostly about work environment, such as handling high production quotas and dealing with coworkers. No legal questions; very straight forward. Many generic questions like “what’s your greatest strength/weakness”, etc. Took about 30 minutes. Scheduling was very last minute, interviewer called several times and left voicemails saying what time she’ll try again the next day.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
How would you deal with loud coworkers having irrelevant conversations right outside your cubicle?
I applied online. I interviewed at Social Security Administration (Baltimore, MD) in June 2019
Interview
There’s a very structured phone interview followed by written evaluation (the written exam part is a newer thing). Always more than one interviewer on the phone and they take turns asking questions.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Give an example of a time you disagreed with a supervisor and how you handled it.
I applied online. The process took 6 months. I interviewed at Social Security Administration
Interview
When I interviewed, they were hiring many for the same class. All of the interviews were telephone interviews. I believe there were one or two group phone interviews.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
The questions are structured. Not much back and forth--ie its not conversational. There were lots of questions dealing with handling processes and quality vs quantity. The job can be demanding with strict deadlines. The questions are designed to help them determine how you would handle.