New York City Civilian Complaint Review Board Fraud / Aml Analyst Interview Questions
& Process

I applied for the Investigator Level I job in July 2015 on nycjobs.gov. Around mid-September, I got a call to set up an interview for late September. The interview itself was a 2-hour process that included a written/CCRB assessment test about the organization, followed by a 35-40 minute interview with two people. I was offered the position in late October, but I turned it down. The reasons were that there wasn't much employment development (like promotion opportunities or investigation process specifics) and the salary offer was too low, conflicting with what was advertised. They seem to draw people in with a certain salary range but then offer the minimum, acting like you're fresh out of college, which I think is their way to justify a low offer.

They'll start by telling you all about the company and the job, even if you already know it from the website. After about 10-15 minutes of that, you get to ask questions. Then the interview really begins. They'll go over every detail on your resume, so be sure you know it really well. After that, they'll ask some basic behavioral questions, like 'tell me about a time when...'. Finally, you'll have to take a written test that you'll have about half an hour to finish.

The interview process is designed to be fair and objective, with interviewers asking questions from a standard list that everyone receives. There's very little follow-up on answers. The first interview included some hypothetical questions about how you'd handle field scenarios (which is tricky since you're not working there and wouldn't know what resources you'd have). There was also a writing part about the CCRB's mission and jurisdiction, asking for your agreement and how you've dealt with failure. The second interview was brief and followed the same format as the first, but without the writing component.