It was straight forward without any surprises. I was scheduled an interview with three people from management. They asked boilerplate behavioral interview questions. No technical questions. It lasted an hour. I only had 1 interview before a job offer.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Tell us about your experience conducting economic research.
Full day interview process. Met with the hiring manager, management team, director, and small groups of staff. Also had to present an hour-long seminar on current or previous relevant research.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Describe your research on the topic area of the job position.
I interviewed at US Economic Research Service (Kansas City, MO)
Interview
Two interviews with the Branch chief and other researchers. One presentation interview with the whole branch. The first two were questions about my past experience, publications, and why I was interested in the job. The other was a thirty minute presentation of a paper I contributed to with another 30 minutes for questions.