I applied for the position online. I never had an interview -- just an offer. There is a lot of background checking and finger-printing. This was unusual. In March 2011, I had a "structured interview" for a new position in a different department. This was much different. A set of questions was sent to me prior to a phone interview. Two people took turns asking questions and I answered them, taking as long as I needed. I couldn't ask for further explanation of the question. The interviewers could only ask questions. It was very weird, but I thought it was interesting and probably more fair than many interviews.

One month after applying through USAJOBS, I was given a twenty-minute panel interview with I believe it was five interviewers over video conference. They asked about my motivation and my work experience. Two weeks after the interview, I heard back with a tentative job offer.