Public Defender Service For The District Of Columbia interviews FAQs
Investigative applicants have rated the interview process at Public Defender Service For The District Of Columbia with 3.8 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 roles take an average of 28 days to get hired, when considering 9 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 according to 9 Glassdoor interviews include:
One on one interview: 26%
Drug test: 22%
Presentation: 15%
Phone interview: 11%
IQ intelligence test: 7%
Background check: 7%
Skills test: 4%
Other: 4%
Group panel interview: 4%
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I interviewed at Public Defender Service For The District Of Columbia
Interview
About a month submitting my application, I was invited to Skype interview. The interview was very tough and meant to put you on the spot, with many situation/role play questions. Also necessary to have a good understanding of the mission of PDS
I interviewed at Public Defender Service For The District Of Columbia
Interview
Difficult hypothetical questions
Be prepared for scenarios
Make sure you are dedicated to public defense and are passionate about abolition
Good opportunities for professional development
Think through different investigative scenarios
I applied online. The process took 2 months. I interviewed at Public Defender Service For The District Of Columbia (Washington, DC) in Apr 2021
Interview
Submit application. Then you're contacted for an interview with 2 investigators/attorneys. After the interview, they ask you to complete a writing sample. Contacted for the next interview round about a week later- this time the interview was with the Deputy Director of PDS and another senior investigator, after this round they also asked you to complete a writing sample
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Hypotheticals- i,e- what if you were trying to talk to a witness and they ran away, didn't let you inside house