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What do you know about the USPTO, what it does and its goals? Describe a situation when you received constructive criticism and how did you handle it? Describe a time when you had to deal with a difficult customer? Give an example of a time when you had to make a persuasive argument, how did you accomplish it and what was the outcome? Describe a time when you had to do extensive technical research and had to write a technical report? If you got four projects due on the same deadline, how would you approach this situation?
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Patent Examiner

Interviewed at US Patent and Trademark Office

3.2★
Jul 17, 2013

What do you know about the USPTO, what it does and its goals? Describe a situation when you received constructive criticism and how did you handle it? Describe a time when you had to deal with a difficult customer? Give an example of a time when you had to make a persuasive argument, how did you accomplish it and what was the outcome? Describe a time when you had to do extensive technical research and had to write a technical report? If you got four projects due on the same deadline, how would you approach this situation?

Very vague questions about giving an example of a time when "such and such". For example, "tell me about a time when you had multiple deadlines for different projects, how did you handle this and what was the outcome."
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Junior Patent Examiner

Interviewed at US Patent and Trademark Office

3.2★
Jan 23, 2016

Very vague questions about giving an example of a time when "such and such". For example, "tell me about a time when you had multiple deadlines for different projects, how did you handle this and what was the outcome."

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