I applied online. The process took 5 months. I interviewed at Environmental Protection Agency in May 2015
Interview
The interview process consisted of three people, the Dept. Director, the manager, and one expert engineer. They asked questions related to the position to determine the knowledge in the field. Approximate 30 field related questions were asked. They also asked questions related to work management. The questions below are an example of questions asked. (Not verbatim)
Interview questions [3]
Question 1
Can you provide any work/study done in the past related to hydrogeology?
Can you explain how you were able to handle a chaotic situation that you had in your previous jobs with either your superiors or peers? What was the outcome?
I interviewed at Environmental Protection Agency (New York, NY)
Interview
Several month process to be hired and usually includes two rounds of interviews with a panel of staff and the manager of the team. Takes a while to be onboarded.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
What is your experience with grants and contracts?
Online interview with panel for 30 minutes. Asked simple questions, and not technical. Afterwards they said the would reach out to references and that I will hear back from HR if I got the position.
Interviewed by 6 people. Interview lasted for 30 minutes. Questions were generic. They have asked to describe my work and about myself. Second round of interview was conducted and same questions were asked.