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US Department of Health and Human Services Interview Questions & Reviews
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IT Liaison at US Department of Health and Human Services
Accepted Offer – Reviewed Sep 11, 2012
Interview Details
Submitted resume and filled application.
For called for interview.
Interview friendly no hard questions.
Interview Question – When could you start. View Answer
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Deputy Director of Operations at US Department of Health and Human Services
Accepted Offer – Reviewed Sep 09, 2012
Interview Details I was recruited by the Secretary. First interview was with the White House Liaison, then I interviewed with one of the Secretary's Senior Advisors. After that I interviewed with two Assistant Secretaries and the Director of another office with an opening. The final interview was with the White House Liaison to determine which office would be the best fit.
Interview Question – Most difficult question related to internal policy issues with which I was not acquainted. View Answer
Negotiation Details – The negotiation phase was about which GS level I would start at. It was fair, and quick.
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Staff Auditor at US Department of Health and Human Services
No Offer – Interviewed in Monterey Park, CA (US) Oct 2011 – Reviewed Oct 27, 2011
Interview Details I got the the interview through their college campus recruitment through the career center's job board. I was a selected candidate for an entry-level staff auditor position. The interview lasted for about 45 minutes in the morning. They were looking for candidates with interpersonal skills, some audit experience, and technical writing skills. They had asked me to describe my past experience in those three areas. I had illustrated my interpersonal skills by telling them about my past experience of gathering business requirements from numerous stakeholders for projects. I had also elaborated on my auditing skills as I have completed an information technologies compliance audit. Finally, discussed the aptitude of my technical writing skills from my past experiences creating internal control procedures, documenting business processes, and variance reporting for senior management.
Interview Questions
- Do you have any past experience in auditing? View Answer
- Do you possess technical writing skills? View Answer
- Are you willing to travel? View Answer
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Coordinator at US Department of Health and Human Services
Accepted Offer – Interviewed in Jun 2009 – Reviewed Aug 09, 2011
Interview Details Online application, followed by a panel interview.
Interview Questions
- Team work - difficult situation? Answer Question
- What do you value? Answer Question
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Program Assistant at US Department of Health and Human Services
No Offer – Interviewed in Columbia, SC (US) Mar 2011 – Reviewed Apr 04, 2011
Interview Details I applied online, received a call about 3 weeks later to schedule an interview. The interview was a panel interview consisting of 3 supervisors. They took turns asking questions, very strange questions, such as your biggest weakness. Also, they tended to ask different questions that all had the same answer.
Interview Question – What made you apply for this position? Answer Question
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Branch Chief at US Department of Health and Human Services
No Offer – Interviewed in Aug 2009 – Reviewed Nov 15, 2010
Interview Details Standard government hiring process
Interview Questions
- Explain how to manage all IT Security programs View Answer
- Why you plan to change your job View Answer
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Analyst at US Department of Health and Human Services
No Offer – Interviewed in Mar 2010 – Reviewed Aug 12, 2010
Interview Details From the get-go, the interviewers wanted to find out how much I knew about the health care reform. They pretty much skipped the routine part of interview, i.e., your experience, why you were interested in the job, etc. They did ask these questions later on, though.
Interview Question – What is your opinion of the healthcare reform that was just passed? View Answer
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Auditor at US Department of Health and Human Services
No Offer – Interviewed in Atlanta, GA (US) Feb 2010 – Reviewed May 26, 2010
Interview Details
The interview lasted for about an hour. There were 3 people interviewing me. Some of the questions were:
Why Dept of HHS?
What is your biggest accomplishment?
Tell me about yourself?
Do you have any experience with SQL, databases?
Thats really all I can remember. Athough they emailed me back and said that they liked me , there for looking for IT Auditors. I said that wasnt my speciality in the interview so thats why they didnt pick me. I was just being honest. Most classes I took pretained to FInancial Statement Auditing.
Interview Questions
- Why HHS? View Answer
- Biggest Accomplishment? View Answer
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Administrator at US Department of Health and Human Services
No Offer – Interviewed in Boston, MA (US) Apr 2009 – Reviewed Oct 14, 2009
Interview Details It was okay but clearly I was overqualified for the position.
Interview Questions
- Strengths - personal View Answer
- Challenges in managing people in former job View Answer
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Realty Specialist at US Department of Health and Human Services
Accepted Offer – Interviewed in May 2007 – Reviewed Oct 11, 2009
Interview Details Initial communication were by email. Contact was prompt in responding to questions. Interview was by panel of 3. Interviewers represented 3 different levels of management. Questions were reasonable and pertained to my qualifications that were related to the position I was applying. Was asked where I wanted to be in 5 years. Why I wanted to work for HHS.
Interview Questions
- What do you want from this job? View Answer
- If hired, how long would you stay? View Answer
Negotiation Details – I didn't negotiate salary. I was able to negotiate start date.
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