I applied online. I interviewed at Public Defender Service For The District Of Columbia (Washington, DC)
Interview
Be prepared for role-play and a few intense hypotheticals.
Interviewers will often try to come off cold to see how you react to that, to mimic some people you may talk to during the job.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
How do you feel about PDS mission statement ?
How would you get in an apartment building that’s locked to speak to witness?
I applied online. The process took 3 months. I interviewed at Public Defender Service For The District Of Columbia (Washington, DC) in Mar 2023
Interview
One interview with an internship supervisor, it lasted about 30-40 minutes. Mostly situational questions, similar to the fact-pattern exercise included in the initial application. They also asked a couple character questions at the beginning.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
If you knocked on a client's door and someone else opened it, how would you respond?
I interviewed at Public Defender Service For The District Of Columbia
Interview
Thoughtful questions to get at how you think through things. Focus on strategy and approach. Don't expect the standard screening questions. Need to show you can fulfill the role of being an investigator.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
How you would go about solving a specific problem or case?
Public Defender Service For The District Of Columbia interviews FAQs
Investigative Intern applicants have rated the interview process at Public Defender Service For The District Of Columbia with 3.5 out of 5 (where 5 is the highest level of difficulty) and assessed their interview experience as 100% positive. To compare, the company-average is 78.3% positive. This is according to Glassdoor user ratings.
Candidates applying for Investigative Intern roles take an average of 65 days to get hired, when considering 6 user submitted interviews for this role. To compare, the hiring process at Public Defender Service For The District Of Columbia overall takes an average of 31 days.
Common stages of the interview process at Public Defender Service For The District Of Columbia as a Investigative Intern according to 6 Glassdoor interviews include:
One on one interview: 75%
Phone interview: 25%
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