Revenue Agent applicants have rated the interview process at IRS with 3.1 out of 5 (where 5 is the highest level of difficulty) and assessed their interview experience as 64% positive. To compare, the company-average is 68% positive. This is according to Glassdoor user ratings.
Candidates applying for Revenue Agent roles take an average of 109 days to get hired, when considering 26 user submitted interviews for this role. To compare, the hiring process at IRS overall takes an average of 75 days.
Common stages of the interview process at IRS as a Revenue Agent according to 26 Glassdoor interviews include:
Group panel interview: 28%
Background check: 24%
Skills test: 20%
Personality test: 9%
Phone interview: 7%
One on one interview: 4%
Presentation: 4%
Other: 2%
Drug test: 2%
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I applied through other source. I interviewed at IRS (Portland, OR) in Jul 2024
Interview
Indirect questions about how you would handle conflict.
Questions about confronting others about your findings.
Behavioral questions about your method of approach. Experiences on understanding IRS code. Great experience on understanding why tax codes exist.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Conflict management when faced with difficult individuals.
Two interviewers, both supervisors, asked predetermined questions back-to-back. Interview was 30 minutes long and very little time to describe professional experience. Mostly technical questions and about one or two behavioral questions.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Expects you to know what each tax form (by number) is for and related schedules. Then asks you to describe steps of auditing that form.
Virtual. Long back end process to do background check and to receive offer. Total time took over 6 months after initial application. Manager and Director present. Conversational. One two three four
Entire interview was just situational questions from a prompt. No chance to discuss background whatsoever. All questions were linked to needing some technical answer. Job was not described in interview as posted.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
What statements you must request from a client for an audit