Optum interview questions
Updated Jun 5, 2026Difficulty
Average
Experience
Mostly positive
How others got an interview
- 26%Campus RecruitingCampus Recruiting
- 11%Employee ReferralEmployee Referral
- 9%RecruiterRecruiter
- 4%Staffing AgencyStaffing Agency
- 2%OtherOther
- 2%In PersonIn Person
Interview search
1,709 interviews
Optum interviews FAQs
- Glassdoor users rated their interview experience at Optum as 65% positive with a difficulty rating score of 2.79 out of 5 (where 5 is the highest level of difficulty). Candidates interviewing for Wellness Coordinator and Training Supervisor rated their interviews as the hardest, whereas interviews for Computer Programmer and Patient Care Coordinator roles were rated as the easiest.
- The hiring process at Optum takes an average of 25 days when considering 899 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 Associate had the quickest hiring process (on average 1 day), whereas Clinical Pharmacist roles had the slowest hiring process (on average 210 days).
- Common stages of the interview process at Optum according to 899 Glassdoor interviews include:
Phone interview: 21%
One on one interview: 18%
Skills test: 14%
Background check: 10%
Drug test: 10%
Group panel interview: 10%
Presentation: 6%
Personality test: 5%
IQ intelligence test: 3%
Other: 2%
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