Optiv interview questions
Updated Jan 28, 2026Difficulty
Average
Experience
Mostly positive
How others got an interview
- 18%Employee ReferralEmployee Referral
- 12%RecruiterRecruiter
- 7%OtherOther
- 3%In PersonIn Person
- 2%Campus RecruitingCampus Recruiting
- 2%Staffing AgencyStaffing Agency
Interview search
193 interviews
Optiv interviews FAQs
- Glassdoor users rated their interview experience at Optiv as 61.6% positive with a difficulty rating score of 2.79 out of 5 (where 5 is the highest level of difficulty). Candidates interviewing for Penetration Tester and Training Specialist rated their interviews as the hardest, whereas interviews for Salesforce Developer and Software Engineer roles were rated as the easiest.
- The hiring process at Optiv takes an average of 25 days when considering 164 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 Sales had the quickest hiring process (on average 1 day), whereas Cybersecurity Consultant roles had the slowest hiring process (on average 120 days).
- Common stages of the interview process at Optiv according to 164 Glassdoor interviews include:
Phone interview: 28%
One on one interview: 17%
Group panel interview: 11%
Background check: 10%
Presentation: 9%
Skills test: 8%
Drug test: 7%
IQ intelligence test: 3%
Personality test: 3%
Other: 3%
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