I applied online. The process took 2 months. I interviewed at Public Defender Service For The District Of Columbia in Feb 2019
Interview
Hour and a half long interview. Began with behavioral questions, such as my academic history and why I am interested in law. This was followed by three hypotheticals, one in Spanish to test my proficiency.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
How would you address complaining witness's brother if he opens the door? (in Spanish)
I interviewed at Public Defender Service For The District Of Columbia
Interview
Interview process was good, a lot of questions based around investigations and how you would deal with certain situations. Definitely have to be familiar with what PDS stands for and the different divisions within the organization.
I applied online. The process took 4 weeks. I interviewed at Public Defender Service For The District Of Columbia (Washington, DC)
Interview
There was a video interview with the supervisor of the Intern program. The interview was intentionally challenging (pushing back on answers) and meant to encourage improvisation. They appreciate attention to detail.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Why do you want to work here? ("And don't give the 'hands-on experience' spiel")
I applied online. I interviewed at Public Defender Service For The District Of Columbia
Interview
Pretty long, about an hour. The beginning it was mostly standard questions. They then asked you more specific questions about the job/skills. They are pretty emotionless and I think are looking mostly for your reactions.
Public Defender Service For The District Of Columbia interviews FAQs
Intern applicants have rated the interview process at Public Defender Service For The District Of Columbia with 3.6 out of 5 (where 5 is the highest level of difficulty) and assessed their interview experience as 55% positive. To compare, the company-average is 78.3% positive. This is according to Glassdoor user ratings.
Candidates applying for Intern roles take an average of 44 days to get hired, when considering 11 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 Intern according to 11 Glassdoor interviews include:
One on one interview: 47%
Background check: 27%
Skills test: 13%
Personality test: 7%
Presentation: 7%
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