I applied online. The process took 1 day. I interviewed at Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (Fort Collins, CO) in Jan 2013
Interview
Applying for the job was done on USAJobs, which is where initial email communications were initiated. After scheduling a time and date over email, the interview was conducted over phone. The selecting official was mostly silent, and the interview was driven by a facilitator. It was very comfortable and professional - pretty much a standard structured interview.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Questions were mostly based on elaborating on resume items, such as describing previous job experience, how any conflicts were resolved, workplace values developed, strengths & weaknesses, etc.