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There were some technical questions, of course, for the role in which I interviewed; one of the questions I thought more odd than difficult was when asked which of the job descriptions in the role I was interviewing for seemed 'least favorite' to me...........a bit difficult to judge, since I had not yet ascertained what exactly each role, specific to the job, would be my 'least favorite'!
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Patent Payment Coordinator

Interviewed at Thomson Reuters

3.9
Nov 13, 2012

There were some technical questions, of course, for the role in which I interviewed; one of the questions I thought more odd than difficult was when asked which of the job descriptions in the role I was interviewing for seemed 'least favorite' to me...........a bit difficult to judge, since I had not yet ascertained what exactly each role, specific to the job, would be my 'least favorite'!

They asked similar questions between the recorded Hireview interview and the zoom interview. They asked about how I manage deadlines, what’s one time I received feedback I didn’t like and how did I react to it and a question about how I problem solve.
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Patent Examiner

Interviewed at US Patent and Trademark Office

3.2
Dec 6, 2025

They asked similar questions between the recorded Hireview interview and the zoom interview. They asked about how I manage deadlines, what’s one time I received feedback I didn’t like and how did I react to it and a question about how I problem solve.

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