I applied online. I interviewed at US Patent and Trademark Office in Sept 2025
Interview
So far have only done what I believe is the first of two parts of the interview. It's done via HireVue, where you're given about 2 minutes to prepare for each question and 5 minutes to record a response to it.
The questions are simply behavorial.
Interview questions [5]
Question 1
What is a patent examiner and how does your background fit into it?
Tell us about a time you had a list of tasks and had to decide which were the most important to do first. Please describe the situation, what you did, and the outcome
Please describe a time you had to cope with a high-pressure or stressful situation at work or in school. Describe the situation, how you responded, and your approach. What was the outcome?
I interviewed at US Patent and Trademark Office (Washington, DC)
Interview
Online Hirevue interview. Interview was simple and brief. Questions were related to the general breadth of patents as a whole along with various personality questions. You are given multiple attempts to record your answers.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
"Give us a time where _____ happened and how you responded"
I applied through a staffing agency. I interviewed at US Patent and Trademark Office (Oxnard, CA) in Jun 2026
Interview
I've only done the digital one, where I recorded myself, and it was fairly easy. You got chances to redo your recording, which was nice, and you had a minute before you read the question to prepare your answer. I found it to be intuitive.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
What was one time you had multiple things to do? How did you prioritize those things, and how did you complete them? (that's the gist of the question)
I interviewed at US Patent and Trademark Office (Alexandria, VA)
Interview
I started getting emails for the first round of interviews on 4/16 and did that first interview on 5/13. It was just simple behavioral questions. I received an email to schedule a live online interview on 5/19, and I am scheduled to take it on 5/21.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Tell us about a time where you had to prioritize multiple tasks and how you responded to it. Tell us about the outcome.