REI interview questions
Updated May 20, 2026Difficulty
Easy
Experience
Very positive
How others got an interview
- 10%In PersonIn Person
- 6%Employee ReferralEmployee Referral
- 3%RecruiterRecruiter
- 2%OtherOther
- 1%Campus RecruitingCampus Recruiting
- 0%Staffing AgencyStaffing Agency
Interview search
809 interviews
REI interviews FAQs
- Glassdoor users rated their interview experience at REI as 71.9% positive with a difficulty rating score of 2.44 out of 5 (where 5 is the highest level of difficulty). Candidates interviewing for IT Infrastructure and Principal User Experience Designer rated their interviews as the hardest, whereas interviews for Inventory Specialist and Inside Sales Specialist roles were rated as the easiest.
- The hiring process at REI takes an average of 17 days when considering 799 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 Outreach Specialist had the quickest hiring process (on average 1 day), whereas Human Resources Manager roles had the slowest hiring process (on average 120 days).
- Common stages of the interview process at REI according to 799 Glassdoor interviews include:
Phone interview: 27%
Group panel interview: 20%
One on one interview: 18%
Background check: 11%
Skills test: 7%
Presentation: 5%
Drug test: 4%
Personality test: 3%
Other: 2%
IQ intelligence test: 2%
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