U.S. Customs and Border Protection interview questions
Updated May 18, 2025Difficulty
Average
Experience
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How others got an interview
- 6%RecruiterRecruiter
- 4%In PersonIn Person
- 2%OtherOther
- 2%Employee ReferralEmployee Referral
- 2%Campus RecruitingCampus Recruiting
Interview search
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U.S. Customs and Border Protection interviews FAQs
- Glassdoor users rated their interview experience at U.S. Customs and Border Protection as 71% positive with a difficulty rating score of 2.78 out of 5 (where 5 is the highest level of difficulty). Candidates interviewing for Senior Software Engineer and Information Security Analyst rated their interviews as the hardest, whereas interviews for Import Specialist and Customer Service Agent roles were rated as the easiest.
- The hiring process at U.S. Customs and Border Protection takes an average of 150 days when considering 71 user submitted interviews across all job titles. To compare, the average duration of hiring at similar companies like BlackRock, Inc. is 14 days, Fabricated Software, Inc. is 2 days, and Apple Inc. is 21 days. Candidates applying for IT had the quickest hiring process (on average 1 day), whereas Pilot roles had the slowest hiring process (on average 360 days).
- Common stages of the interview process at U.S. Customs and Border Protection according to 71 Glassdoor interviews include:
Group panel interview: 23%
Skills test: 16%
Drug test: 15%
Background check: 15%
Personality test: 9%
IQ intelligence test: 7%
Presentation: 6%
One on one interview: 5%
Phone interview: 3%
Other: 2%
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