Mike Pavek gives an overview of the interview process and shares tips on how to prepare for beforehand.

1. Department of Defense
(DoD) Interviews
Eagle Group of Minnesota Veterans

2. Agenda
● Competitive Examining Process Flow Chart
● Structured Interview
● Interview Setup
● Rating Scale Examples
● Job Description Example
● Interview Tips

4. Structured Interviews
Characteristics
● All candidates are asked the same questions in the same order
● All candidates are evaluated using a common rating scale
● Interviewers are in agreement on acceptable answers
Benefits
● High reliability (rating consistency among interviewers)
● High validity (the extent to which the assessment method measures what it is
intended to measure, e.g., job performance)
● Legal defensibility

5. Interview Setup
● Interview Panel - 2-4 members
○ Experienced, high-performing employees who possess knowledge of the job at the level of the
position to be filled
○ External to organization
○ Diversity
● Interview format
○ Behavioral event interview - past behaviors
○ Situational interview - hypothetical future situation
○ Reflective of competencies derived from a job analysis
● Quality Ranking Factor
○ Competency/KSA that significantly enhances performance
○ Different from selective factor (e.g. screening criteria)

6. Ratings Scale
Behavioral

7. Ratings Scale
Situational

8. Job Announcement Example

12. Interview Tips
● Understand Quality Ranking Factors!!!!
● Research (e.g. open source (Early Bird), informational interviews, etc.)
● Prepare relevant examples
● Review your resume
● Military interviewers may have limited hiring experience and lean on
knowledge over attributes
● Understand train-up timeline
● Rehearse

13. References
● Delegated Examining Operations Handbook: A Guide for
Federal Agency Examining Offices
● US Office of Personnel Management - Structured
Interviews: A Practical Guide