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      Operations Officer Interview

      19 Jan 2017
      Anonymous interview candidate
      Washington, DC
      No offer
      Neutral experience
      Average interview

      Application

      I applied online. The process took 4 months. I interviewed at CIA (Washington, DC)

      Interview

      First an online application that must be completed within a few days once started. Then an invitation to take an online intelligence test and personality test, as well as write hand-written responses to several questions. Then a skype interview. Eventually they call you to D.C.. However, I did not get to the in person interview process.

      Interview questions [1]

      Question 1

      Why the Agency? What experience do you have that is relevant? What are your career goals? What would you do if you did not start working here? What is your greatest skill?
      1 Answer
      17

      Other Operations Officer interview reviews for CIA

      Operations Officer Interview

      14 Feb 2023
      Anonymous interview candidate
      Los Angeles, CA
      Declined offer
      Positive experience
      Difficult interview

      Application

      I applied online. I interviewed at CIA (Los Angeles, CA)

      Interview

      Really long process. Nearly a year and a half until the final interview and after acceptance almost another year for pysch and background evals. Overall about a 2 year process with interviews the entire time without any real sense of when it will end.

      Interview questions [1]

      Question 1

      Why the CIA? (this question gets really deep and they continue to probe until you get to the bottom of it)
      Answer question
      3

      Operations Officer Interview

      1 Feb 2022
      Anonymous interview candidate
      Declined offer
      Negative experience
      Difficult interview

      Application

      I applied online. The process took a year or more. I interviewed at CIA in Jan 2022

      Interview

      Long and tedious interview process. From the time I applied online to the day I rejected the offer was 3 years. I'm sure it was longer due to COVID but it was quite ridiculous. Online application, online aptitude test, online IQ test, over the phone interview, another over the phone interview, two day info session, more interviews and evals, and just keeps going until finally they offer you a job.

      Interview questions [1]

      Question 1

      Why the CIA? Why do you want to want to work in public service?
      3 Answers
      8

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