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Environmental Defense Fund interviews FAQs
Climate Corps Fellow applicants have rated the interview process at Environmental Defense Fund with 2.8 out of 5 (where 5 is the highest level of difficulty) and assessed their interview experience as 80% positive. To compare, the company-average is 64.1% positive. This is according to Glassdoor user ratings.
Candidates applying for Climate Corps Fellow roles take an average of 75 days to get hired, when considering 32 user submitted interviews for this role. To compare, the hiring process at Environmental Defense Fund overall takes an average of 49 days.
Common stages of the interview process at Environmental Defense Fund as a Climate Corps Fellow according to 32 Glassdoor interviews include:
Phone interview: 36%
Skills test: 26%
One on one interview: 23%
Personality test: 9%
Presentation: 4%
Background check: 2%
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I applied online. The process took 3 weeks. I interviewed at Environmental Defense Fund (San Francisco, CA) in Feb 2014
Interview
There were two interviews. The first one asked about basic skills and background information. It was about 40 mins. The second one asked about preferences for matching with companies, i.e. geographic location, industries, etc. This one was about 10 minutes.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
can you explain rate of return to a 10 year old? How you convince a climate skeptics to believe climate change
I interviewed for 2025 Climate Corps Fellowship in mid February. The interview went for 1 hour. It was situational case specific questions, behavioral questions and a case study presentation provided by EDF. Bonus tip: Be confident and give real life examples.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Tell me about a time when you experienced x, what did you learn from it? If you have a Z situation at your internship, how would you handle it?
I applied online. I interviewed at Environmental Defense Fund
Interview
Application online, outsourced interviewing and application processing to outside firm, interview was friendly with one rep, no guarantee of matching with host after moving forward, moved on to matching online and had to rank top 5 projects
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Had to prepare for a chosen case study from selection provided before interview
I applied online. The process took 4 weeks. I interviewed at Environmental Defense Fund
Interview
I submitted the application and got an interview in a month. They discussed multiple scenarios with me and asked about my approach to managing the project. They also asked about my experience in project management and data analysis, and It took nearly an hour.