I applied online. The process took 2 months. I interviewed at Environmental Protection Agency (Dallas, TX) in Apr 2021
Interview
Typically a slow process but only one interview for anything below a GS-13. Will take a while to hear back after having a phone interview but typically the actual interview is a panel of supervisors with very simple questions looking for how you fare in different situations.
I applied online. I interviewed at Environmental Protection Agency (Chicago, IL) in Jan 2021
Interview
I applied online via USA jobs in December. Got a call a month later in January looking to set up a virtual interview with 3 members of the team. Interview process was straightforward - they asked me 9 questions about working with data & my past experience. I thought the interview went well but I did not hear back from anyone for many weeks. About 3 weeks after my interview I emailed the main person who called me originally & asked for an update, no response. A week later, emailed another person who was on the panel for an update & the original person emailed me back saying they were still going over materials. Never heard from them again after that. Had to find out through the USA jobs portal that they picked someone else. Really rude to just leave someone hanging like that.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Describe your experience working with data & analytics
I applied online. The process took 4 months. I interviewed at Environmental Protection Agency
Interview
Whole process took about 4 months. I received a call from the hiring manager two weeks after I was referred, and had an on spot "mini interview". The HM described the position and what the team does, then asked me a few very basic questions- mostly on why I was interested in the position and if I can work well on a team.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Describe how you have worked with others on past projects?
Life Scientist applicants have rated the interview process at Environmental Protection Agency with 2.3 out of 5 (where 5 is the highest level of difficulty) and assessed their interview experience as 75% positive. To compare, the company-average is 71.6% positive. This is according to Glassdoor user ratings.
Candidates applying for Life Scientist roles take an average of 73 days to get hired, when considering 4 user submitted interviews for this role. To compare, the hiring process at Environmental Protection Agency overall takes an average of 60 days.
Common stages of the interview process at Environmental Protection Agency as a Life Scientist according to 4 Glassdoor interviews include:
Phone interview: 50%
Group panel interview: 33%
Background check: 17%
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