U.S. Customs and Border Protection interviews FAQs
CBP Officer applicants have rated the interview process at U.S. Customs and Border Protection with 3 out of 5 (where 5 is the highest level of difficulty) and assessed their interview experience as 20% positive. To compare, the company-average is 71% positive. This is according to Glassdoor user ratings.
Candidates applying for CBP Officer roles take an average of 203 days to get hired, when considering 10 user submitted interviews for this role. To compare, the hiring process at U.S. Customs and Border Protection overall takes an average of 150 days.
Common stages of the interview process at U.S. Customs and Border Protection as a CBP Officer according to 10 Glassdoor interviews include:
Skills test: 17%
Drug test: 17%
One on one interview: 17%
Group panel interview: 17%
IQ intelligence test: 8%
Presentation: 8%
Personality test: 8%
Background check: 8%
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I applied in-person. The process took 5 months. I interviewed at U.S. Customs and Border Protection (Newark, NJ) in Jan 2017
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I had to take entry exam, fitness test, medical test and must pass all of them in order to schedule an interview. Interview was not difficult at all. I was asked couple of situational questions
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I interviewed at U.S. Customs and Border Protection
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They purposefully try to give you a hard time and fluster you so you have difficulty keeping your composure and answering the questions. Very vague questions and experience overall. Virtual interviews are uncomfortable.
I applied online. I interviewed at U.S. Customs and Border Protection
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Pre-employment phase is long. Lots of questionnaires to fill out and assessments. You watch a few videos to guide you. Overall I think it’s something I want to get into because my main goal is to become an immigration services officer
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I haven’t reached that phase yet, still in the preemployment phase
I interviewed at U.S. Customs and Border Protection
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May be due to COVID, but after completing the interview, medical, and PFT 1 I haven’t heard anything. I reached out and was told that things are backed up. It has been about 10 months since I applied.
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Situational questions based on law enforcement type work.