US Department of Defense Interview Questions (2024) - 2 Entries

US Department of Defense Interview Questions

2 total interview insight submissions

Interview Experience (63%)

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Interview Difficulty (51%)

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% Interns - FT Offers (90%)

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The number you see in the middle of the doughnut pie chart is the simple average of these scores. If you hover over the various sections of the doughnut, you will see the % breakdown of each score given.

The percentile score in the title is calculated across the entire Company Database and uses an adjusted score based on Bayesian Estimates (to account for companies that have few reviews). Simply put, as a company gets more reviews, the confidence of a "true score" increases so it is pulled closer to the simple company average and away from the average of the entire data set.

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Interviews at US Department of Defense

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Year

Job Title

Group/Division

Location

Experience

Difficulty

Director

Year 2019

Job Title Director

Group/Division Defense

Location Washington

Experience

Positive

Difficulty

Average

Intern

Year 2018

Job Title Intern

Group/Division Government - Federal

Location Washington

Experience

Positive

Difficulty

Easy

Interview Questions & Answers - US Department of Defense Examples

Director Interview - Defense

Anonymous employee in Washington

Interviewed: June 2019

Date Submitted: Sep 28, 2022

Outcome

Accepted Offer

Interview Source

In-person

Length of Process

2-3 months

Application

Phone Interview

1 on 1 Interview

Group Interview

Background Check

Interview

It took a long time to get the first call but once that call went though, the process happened quickly. I was able to complete multiple interviews in a few weeks.

Interview Questions

What was my largest leadership failure

Sample Answer

Financial Audit Intern Interview - Government - Federal

Anonymous employee in Washington

Interviewed: December 2018

Date Submitted: Feb 17, 2020

Outcome

Accepted Offer

Interview Source

Applied Online

Length of Process

6-9 months

Application

Phone Interview

1 on 1 Interview

Background Check

Interview

Phone interview, behavioral, ask about what you know of DoS, how you would be a good fit, etc. Background check took over 7 months, composed of a lot of email correspondence and a lengthy, 2-hour subject interview

Interview Questions

The interview was largely behavioral, nothing too unexpected. Questions were asked such as "Why Department of State over other departments?" or "What area of Department of State would you be most interested in working in?" I would recommend being familiar with the layout and setup of the Department of State, as there are so many offices and divisions it can make your head swim. Know exactly which department/office/sub-office you are being interviewed for, as there is a tendency to be unclear about exactly where the job is taking place. (May not be at the headquarters)

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