I applied online. The process took 6 months. I interviewed at US Census Bureau (Suitland, MD) in Sept 2012
Interview
I submitted my resume online through usajobs.gov. It took several months (I think 5) but the hiring manager eventually called me. We had a very informal and casual phone interview and she said that the secretary would call to set up an interview. We set the interview for 2 weeks away and they paid to fly me from Savannah, GA to DC for that interview. The interview was actually a series of interviews and lasted from about 7:30 am until 4:00 pm with a lunch hour in there. Everyone was very nice and spent the majority of our interview time talking about life at the bureau. Most questions were about classes I had taken and programming experience. I got a phone call with my offer about 2 weeks later.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
I got asked some specific questions about SAS and I kind of froze.
I applied online. The process took 4 months. I interviewed at US Census Bureau (Suitland, MD) in Jun 2024
Interview
All interviews were through Microsoft teams video conferencing. This was my timeline:
I applied in May, got my initial interview a month later, then had the main interview a week later. The main interview was an all-day thing where I spoke with 6 divisions each with an opening. The interviews were equal parts informational, behavioral, and simple technical questioning.
I received an offer a month or so later, and I got to choose between a few different divisions. My start date was in September, about 4 months after I originally applied.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
How would you describe the concept of a standard deviation to someone who is new to Statistics?
I applied online. The process took 3 months. I interviewed at US Census Bureau in Jul 2020
Interview
Due to covid my interview was virtual which consisted of four phone calls. First with corporate overview to inform me about how the hiring process works and you can ask questions about pay and benefits. Second, third, and fourth interviews with directors of each division where you can receive offers from each one and they are independent of each other. Typical interview questions a few behavioral so have examples ready, why the census, basic statistics questions, and then programming experience. All the interviewers were nice and received feedback I did well for 2 of the 3.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Tell me about a time you took initiative/resolved conflict/dealt with an angry coworker
I applied online. The process took 6 months. I interviewed at US Census Bureau (Suitland, MD)
Interview
You will have a sponsor branch which will pay to bring you to the HQ to interview. However, you will interview with multiple branches while you are here and can get an offer from any or multiple branches.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
What procedure in SAS would you use to create a table of frequency counts?
