Game Day
You may or MAY NOT receive a page of this 5-10 min prior to beginning your interview.
What are the interview questions?
The gold standard for answering behavioral questions is called this term.
What is the STAR Method?
Once the start date is confirmed, HR sends firm offer, the firm offer must be accepted within this span of time.
What is within 3 days?
This person receives the resumes, then sends those resumes to the panel for review.
Who is the Hiring Chair?
You will know this in advance of the interview date.
What is the interview allotted time?
This person is a non-voting member of the panel.
Who are the EEO Rep?
Most questions have multiple parts; therefore, candidates should do this when answering a question.
What is provide examples or answers for all segments of the question?
A candidate can be held by their previous department for up to 30 days in this type of selection.
What is a lateral?
This person compiles a panel, which is typically 3-5 people and should include a designated EEO Rep.
Who is the Panel Chair?
In the event of a tie or close rubric scores, this may be required.
What is a 2nd Interview?
This describes the type of interview that WSS traditionally practices for promotion interviews.
What is a one-way interview?
This category of the STAR method, states that candidates should Quantify answers. (e.g., "Therefore, we caught up within a week and submitted the audit two days ahead of the final deadline.")
What is the Outcome or Result?
A successful candidate receives a tentative offer from this person/group.
Who is HRO?
This person makes final selection then forwards to HR.
Who is the Hiring Official (Selecting Official)?
Your geographic location typically determines this.
What is Locality Pay?
Each candidate must receive an opportunity to address this, even if the candidate's interview has already been completed.
What is a follow-up question?
If you have additional time after you have answered all interview questions you may do either of these.
What is
- Ask questions to the panel
- Add to previous answers
- Thank Panel and exit
All interviewees can and should ask for this after an interview?
What is a debrief?
... is one step taken by HR after an interview.
What is
WSS typically follows this strategy regarding promotion salary rate.
What is the 2-step rule
You may or may not bring this into the interview room.
What are the pre-interview question notes?
This statement cannot be used during an interview to garner more rubrics points.
What is "as you recall from my resume"?
This entity can hold the candidate for no longer than 1 pay period if the position is a promotion.
Who is the current (or losing) leadership/department/employer?
This group is who you can contact if you are not referred to a position.
Who is the DON EIC - Department of the NAVY Employment Information Center?
This tool is used to evaluate candidates' interview answers numerically.
What is the rubric?