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1. Availability date 2. Technology areas that you want to go into 3. the role of USPTO 4. time/experience of doing technical presentation 5. example of handling difficult people 6. example of handling criticism 7. How would you complete four tasks of equal importance at the same time?
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Patent Examiner

Interviewed at US Patent and Trademark Office

3.2★
Aug 6, 2012

1. Availability date 2. Technology areas that you want to go into 3. the role of USPTO 4. time/experience of doing technical presentation 5. example of handling difficult people 6. example of handling criticism 7. How would you complete four tasks of equal importance at the same time?

"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" Answer "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"
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Patent Examiner At US Patent and Trademark Office

Interviewed at US Patent and Trademark Office

3.2★
Dec 20, 2012

"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" Answer "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"

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