National Association of County and City Health Officials (NACCHO) Analyst Interview Questions
& Process

I had an initial 30-minute Zoom call with a senior program analyst. The questions were pretty simple, mostly about my background and details about the role and hiring process. The senior PA was really nice. A week later, I had a second Zoom interview that lasted about 20 minutes, less than the scheduled hour. I was interviewed by a director and a senior PA. The questions felt rushed and scripted. They didn't ask anything related to their team's needs or my experience in the field. It seemed like they just wanted to note my answers and end the interview quickly, which was a red flag. I was ghosted after the second interview and never heard back. I've heard mixed reviews about NAACHO, and my experience was negative. Management seems disorganized, and I've heard they have high turnover because they're always hiring for the same roles they recently filled.

The interview process raised some red flags for me. It wasn't super thorough: there was a 15-minute phone screen with HR, and then a 40-minute interview with a program manager and an HR rep. I got the offer about a week later. The interviewers were nice and talked a lot about how fast the company is growing and how much work there is to do, basically saying I'd be doing multiple jobs. But, HR wouldn't negotiate on salary at all. I asked for $4,000 more than they offered, and they gave me a long explanation about being a nonprofit. They wouldn't even consider a counteroffer that would have put me higher in the salary range they advertised. This kind of pushback before even hiring made me concerned about future salary growth. HR also kept saying the benefits were really generous to justify the lower salary, which seemed strange. Three weeks of vacation is pretty standard, and a 5% retirement contribution is good but not amazing. To make up for paying less, a lot of nonprofits offer better vacation or retirement matching. To top it off, HR wanted a decision within 24 hours. Overall, it seems like there are good people doing good work there, but there were too many warning signs for me to make the switch.

I got an email from an admin assistant asking about my availability to chat with HR. A few days later, an HR rep called and asked some general questions, then asked about my availability for an interview with the Director. I interviewed with the Director, a couple of Analysts, and two other staff members a week later. They asked about my background, experience, interest in the job, what I knew about the job duties, the initiatives I'd be working on, and some personal questions like what motivates me and what I look forward to. Afterwards, I went downstairs to a cube and was given about 45 minutes to write a piece on one of the initiatives. I wrote it and designed it like a tri-fold. The whole process took about 2.5 weeks from the first contact to getting hired.