How would you describe your overall experience interviewing at NYC Department of Education?

Short and direct. I was hired as a temp for an executive assistant position and had a single interview with my would-be boss. He had specific focused questions and didn't draw the process out. I however, had my own questions and I asked to speak to the person who previously held the job--who had subsequently been promoted in the same office. Since an assistant job is intensely interpersonal it was important to me to get an "inside view" of how my future boss works and behaves. I think both my boss and the former assistant were surprised at my request but impressed as well. It showed I was serious about "vetting" them as well as vice versa