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      Graduate Geotechnical Engineer Interview

      Dec 17, 2015
      Anonymous Interview Candidate
      London, England
      No offer
      Positive experience
      Average interview

      Application

      I applied online. The process took 4 weeks. I interviewed at Jacobs (London, England) in Dec 2015

      Interview

      Attended the assessment centre in Croydon; consisted of a group exercise for an hour and then an interview for an hour following that. The group exercise was to pick a location where a sustainable housing development would be located, and you where given key points to think about and address e.g. materials, government constraints, location, cost etc. We were given 15 minutes to prepare between ourselves in front of two people assessing you, and then you had to present on a flip board to the assessors. The interview was fairly straight forward, the person interviewing was following a strict set of questions from a framework, and was filling in a box as you spoke. It was quite strange having to stop and start to wait for him to fill in the boxes, word for word. Kind of ruined the flow and how you came across I suppose. Not much eye contact!! A technical question was asked, about Terzaghi's principle of effective stress, nothing major; what takes the load during long term and short term (undrained, and drained). Overall was a worthwhile experience, they seem like a good company from how they presented themselves. ADVICE - do not learn facts and figures about the company, they give you a short presentation at the beginning, its a waste of valuable brain space. Perhaps put in values of the company during your interview answers, but they wont as you questions on themselves.

      Interview questions [4]

      Question 1

      Give an example where you have missed a deadline.
      Answer question

      Question 2

      Give an example of when you have had to under-go some research to gather more informaton to make a decision.
      Answer question

      Question 3

      Give an example of when you have gone beyond what was expected of you
      Answer question

      Question 4

      Give an example of when you have been lead a team OR had to call on others to help you get a job done (i cant remember the exact wording).
      Answer question
      7

      Other Graduate Geotechnical Engineer Interview Reviews for Jacobs

      Graduate Geotechnical Engineer Interview

      Jun 11, 2026
      Anonymous Interview Candidate
      Bristol, England
      No offer
      Positive experience
      Average interview

      Application

      I interviewed at Jacobs (Bristol, England)

      Interview

      There are two persons in the interview rooms and asks me about my background, passion for geotechnical engineering field and ask me a few fundamental questions about soil mechanics and ground investigation.

      Interview questions [1]

      Question 1

      Give us walkthrough why you gain interest in geotechnical engineering field?
      Answer question

      Graduate Geotechnical Engineer Interview

      Mar 3, 2026
      Anonymous Interview Candidate
      London, England
      No offer
      Positive experience
      Average interview

      Application

      I applied through a staffing agency. I interviewed at Jacobs (London, England) in Nov 2025

      Interview

      Associate and a line manager. Asking questions from HR. Then some technical questions. What is a time when you had to deal with a client. What is the difference between undrained and drained analysis.

      Interview questions [1]

      Question 1

      What is the difference between undrained and drained analysis.
      Answer question

      Graduate Geotechnical Engineer Interview

      Mar 18, 2019
      Anonymous Interview Candidate
      Cardiff, Wales
      No offer
      Positive experience
      Average interview

      Application

      I applied online. The process took 2 weeks. I interviewed at Jacobs (Cardiff, Wales) in Feb 2019

      Interview

      Easy process; handed in a CV and cover letter. Obtained an interview within 2 weeks of applying for the job. Two panel interview with generic interview questions with no technical questions.

      Interview questions [1]

      Question 1

      Tell me a time you directly intervened with health and Safety
      Answer question
      1

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