I applied online. The process took 4 weeks. I interviewed at Washington State OSPI (Olympia, WA) in Oct 2024
Interview
Multiple panel interviews and an Excel test. They're looking for culture fit, experience, and some small proof of skill with Excel. It is average for a State job, which can be difficult compared to non-state job applications.
I applied online. The process took 4 weeks. I interviewed at Washington State OSPI (Olympia, WA) in May 2018
Interview
Thorough and focused on the needs of the position. The first interview was a panel of three people. The second interview was a panel of six people. They are very specific in the type of candidate they are looking for.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Experience in speaking at regional and national conferences.
Just going to list the questions.
1. Tell us your understnading of this position and how your background matches the roles and responsibilities to qualify you for this positoin.
2. Role playing scenario
3. Describe the types of budget analsysis that you have conducted and provided to executive decision makers.
4. Describe how you interact with executive teams or decision makers to develop priorities and what you were able to accomplish.
5. Give me an example of when you had to solve a problem and the process you used to solve the problem. What was the outcome?
6. Tell me about a time when you made a poor decision and the outcome.
7. Describe your involvement in creating a strategy to use tehnology to solve a business problem.
8. Describe how you have developed iagrams to illustrate processes.
9. Describe how you handled a situation where athe customer was being difficult or not satisfied with your results. What was the outcome?
10. Role playing.
11. Tell us about a time when you worked in a high spressure situation that required you to produce a sizable estimate or written document in 3 days or less and the quality of your product.