City of Seattle Public Utilities Interview Questions
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City of Seattle Public Utilities
Strategy Advisor
Senior Average Neutral experience No offer 5 rounds
Interview process
Recruiter call Technical screen Onsite Background check Offer
Interview formats
Behavioral Technical Presentation
Started with a recruiter screen, then a first and second panel interview which were smooth and comfortable with lively conversations around the provided questions. This was followed by an onsite meet and greet with the potential manager and Division Director. The recruiter framed this as an informal 'get to know you' meeting. The interactions remained positive until the Division Director made comments about my race, temper, and note-taking habits. He also mentioned firing someone for talking too much. This was disappointing given the company's stated positive work culture. He also explained the role is 'on call' and the expectation is to be available. It seemed they were looking for someone for presentations and administrative tasks rather than leveraging my 20 years of experience. The potential manager was great, but also seemed to want someone for presentation construction and basic admin work.
Confirmed questions1 question
- No questions were provided.
City of Seattle Public Utilities
Budget Analyst
Mid Easy Positive experience Accept offer 1 round
Interview process
Panel
Interview formats
Behavioral
It was a panel interview with about 4 to 6 people, depends on the team. They give you the questions 20 mins before the interview, and the process is super rigid. They ask the questions exactly as written, you answer, and then they move to the next one.
Confirmed questions1 question
- How would you handle conflicting deadlines in a role that involves political dynamics?
City of Seattle Public Utilities
Strategic Advisor
Senior Average Neutral experience Accept offer 2 rounds
Interview process
Recruiter call Onsite
Interview formats
Behavioral
The initial screening interview had about 5 standard questions, one of which was about DEI and another about dealing with difficult people. I was happy to hear the second interview would be in-person, which is great for me.
Confirmed questions2 questions
- How do you deal with challenging individuals at work?
- What's your approach to handling difficult people in the workplace?
City of Seattle Public Utilities
Policy Intern
Intern Easy Neutral experience No offer 1 round
Interview process
Recruiter call Take home Technical screen
Interview formats
Behavioral Presentation
They give you questions 30 minutes before the interview and you can take notes and use them. Multiple interviewers will be there. They ask general questions.
Confirmed questions1 question
- What do you want to do in your career?
City of Seattle Public Utilities Interview Questions
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