Northwestern University interview questions
Updated May 7, 2026Difficulty
Average
Experience
Very positive
How others got an interview
- 13%Employee ReferralEmployee Referral
- 11%Campus RecruitingCampus Recruiting
- 6%In PersonIn Person
- 5%OtherOther
- 1%RecruiterRecruiter
- 1%Staffing AgencyStaffing Agency
Interview search
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Northwestern University interviews FAQs
- Glassdoor users rated their interview experience at Northwestern University as 72.5% positive with a difficulty rating score of 2.62 out of 5 (where 5 is the highest level of difficulty). Candidates interviewing for Pre-PA and Software Engineer rated their interviews as the hardest, whereas interviews for Operations and Circulation Assistant roles were rated as the easiest.
- The hiring process at Northwestern University takes an average of 28 days when considering 426 user submitted interviews across all job titles. To compare, the average duration of hiring at similar companies like BlackRock, Inc. is 14 days, Fabricated Software, Inc. is 2 days, and Apple Inc. is 21 days. Candidates applying for Circulation Assistant had the quickest hiring process (on average 1 day), whereas Adjunct Professor roles had the slowest hiring process (on average 360 days).
- Common stages of the interview process at Northwestern University according to 426 Glassdoor interviews include:
One on one interview: 25%
Phone interview: 23%
Group panel interview: 14%
Background check: 11%
Skills test: 9%
Presentation: 7%
Drug test: 6%
Personality test: 2%
IQ intelligence test: 1%
Other: 1%
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