The process took 6 weeks. I interviewed at US Citizenship and Immigration Services (Tustin, CA) in Jul 2024
Interview
Straightforward, scheduled for one hour, around 5 questions, loads of time for you to ask questions afterwards. Before this, they sent a writting assessment and asked for references. You interview with the director and a higher lever asylum officer.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
What do you know about the asylum officer position?
How do you manage stress?
How do you conduct research?
I applied online. The process took 2 months. I interviewed at US Citizenship and Immigration Services in Jan 2024
Interview
I applied for the AO position back in November 2023 and received a referral for a telephone interview in January 2024. I have never done a telephone only interview and it was very awkward. Everyone was very polite; however, if you're a person who likes to get a feel for how things are going through body language and facial expressions this interview is going to be harder. The questions were pretty straight forward. They used the STAR interview method and then gave me a chance to ask questions. Overall, it was a good experience, even if I don't feel like I did a great job.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Why do you want to work as an Asylum Officer and in this specific office?
I applied online. The process took 3 months. I interviewed at US Citizenship and Immigration Services in Oct 2023
Interview
It was a straightforward process. I applied via USAJOBS, no reference. I received an interview request a month later.
There was only one interview for the position, it was with two employees. It was a simple interview with behavioral questions and more focus on circumstantial situations than technical ones. Some technical questions regarding investigative techniques.
I received an offer letter a month later.
