Interview guides
Know the interview before you walk in.
Guides to how interviews really run at 42 employers, from banks and consultancies to supermarkets, airlines and the NHS: the stages, what each one tests and the questions to expect. Built from their own published sources.
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How Monzo interviews product managers: every stage, what each one tests, likely questions and how to prepare.
How Amazon interviews technical product managers: the phone screen, writing assessment, five-interview loop and Leadership Principles.
Revolut's five-stage software engineer interview, from the coding assessment to the 'boss level' system design round.
Monzo's backend engineering interview: the initial call, take-home or pair coding, system design and behavioural rounds.
Monzo's iOS and Android interview: the initial call, take-home or pairing, behavioural and mobile system design rounds.
How Monzo interviews data scientists, analysts, analytics engineers and ML scientists, including the take-home and final case studies.
How Deliveroo hires for office roles: the recruiter call, interviews, extra rounds for senior and technical roles, and practical tips.
How Civil Service interviews work under Success Profiles: the five elements, the nine behaviours, strength questions and how to prepare.
How McKinsey interviews client-facing candidates: the Solve assessment, the Personal Experience Interview and the case interview.
How Boston Consulting Group interviews: the skills interview, case interview and team interview, and the five qualities it looks for.
How Bain & Company interviews: online assessments, behavioural interviews, case interviews for consulting roles and take-home assignments.
PwC UK's early careers selection process: online assessments on SHL, a recorded video interview, a virtual assessment centre and a final interview.
Deloitte UK's early careers assessment: the immersive online assessment, job simulation, and final topic discussion and interview.
How Goldman Sachs hires students and graduates: the HireVue video interview, HackerRank for engineers, and the Superday.
Aldi UK's Graduate Area Manager Programme: the five selection stages, requirements, pay and what Aldi assesses.
Tesco's graduate application process: game-based assessment, recorded video interview and virtual Discovery Centre.
How NHS values-based interviews work for healthcare support worker roles, the six NHS values, and how to prepare.
How the Met recruits police constables: the National Sift, online assessment, values interview, fitness test and vetting.
How British Airways recruits cabin crew: the online assessment, assessment centre, pre-employment checks and training.
How Aldi hires store assistants: the application, an interview stage that might include a video and an Area Manager interview, and maybe a store experience.
How Barclays hires graduates: the application form, two short interactive assessments and an assessment centre with a motivational interview.
How easyJet hires cabin crew: an online application, ability test, application review, and a mostly virtual group exercise and competency-based interview.
How HSBC hires graduates: a short application form, online assessments with video answers, and an assessment centre that is usually virtual.
How Jet2 hires cabin crew: a task based online assessment, a recorded video interview, a 4-hour assessment event, then the Talent Pool and training.
How KPMG UK hires graduates: online skills and cognitive tests, a six-question recorded video interview and the in-person Launch Pad day.
How Lidl GB hires customer assistants: an online application, a telephone interview, then a face-to-face interview with scripted questions and 2 interviewers.
How McDonald's UK hires crew members: an online application through virtual assistant Olivia, an interview that normally covers values and attitudes.
How NHS employers interview Band 5 staff nurses: values-based panels, clinical scenario questions, assessment centres for some roles, and how to prepare.
How Ryanair hires cabin crew: an application, an online English test, an online or recruitment-day interview, then a training course.
How Admiral hires contact centre advisors: a talent team review, a quick telephone interview, then a Meet & Greet that finishes with a 1-2-1 interview.
How Autotrader hires software engineers: a pair-programming assessment day, technical questions or a whiteboarding task by level, and a values interview.
How Avanti West Coast selects trainee train drivers: an online sift, OPC paper and computer tests, a competency-based interview and a Driver Manager interview.
How Butlin's hires for one seasonal listing at Bognor Regis: an informal phone interview, a group recruitment session, a group assessment centre and a DBS step.
How Center Parcs hires village team members: an online application, an interview assessed against set criteria, recruitment open days and pre-employment checks.
Checkout.com's general hiring process usually runs: a recruiter screen, a first round interview, a task (a take-home for tech roles) and a final interview.
How GoCardless interviews software engineers: a Talent team call, a 60-minute pair-programming session, then technical and Foundational Skills interviews.
How HMPPS recruits trainee probation officers: the PQiP application, a values-based test and a half-day online assessment centre with a role play.
How the Home Office recruits Border Force officers: the Suitability Assessment, a written test, a strength-based live video interview and vetting.
How Jane Street interviews traders: phone interviews, then an in-person final round that may cover probability, problem solving, coding and data analysis.
How London Fire Brigade selects firefighters: Take the Drill, online tests, an operational readiness day, two fitness tests and an assessment centre.
How MI5 recruits for its Intelligence Officer Development Programme: SJTs, a 90-minute investigative assessment, interviews, an assessment centre and vetting.
How the Natural History Museum hires Visitor Assistants: four stages, an assessment day for some roles such as visitor experience, and a focus on visitors.
How Northern selects trainee train drivers: two competency questions, an interview, RSSB psychometric assessments in Leeds and a safety-critical medical.
How Palantir interviews forward deployed engineers: one or two phone interviews with a coding question, then an on-site round in person or virtually.
Most Rightmove hiring follows five steps, from a Talent Acquisition review and discussion to structured interviews, a task where relevant, and final stages.
How Starling hires Customer Service Team Members in Cardiff and Southampton: an application review, a talent call, then a video interview with a role play.
How Wise hires for customer support: its all-roles process of a Recruiter phone call, then a meet-the-team interview that assesses values fit.
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