I applied in-person. The process took 3 weeks. I interviewed at US Census Bureau (Santa Rosa, CA) in July 2012
Interview
A posting was announced on our hand-held devices, I submitted a Letter of interest, then submitted a resume with references. References were called and confirmed. they called to schedule an interview. All interviews were conducted on the same day.
Sat for a 4 person panel of questions asked for about 2 hours.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
The Decennial Census is highly deadline driven as there is no possibility if late reports to the president. How would you get your people to stay on deadlines?