S&ME interview questions
Updated May 23, 2026Difficulty
Average
Experience
Very positive
How others got an interview
- 14%In PersonIn Person
- 7%OtherOther
- 7%Employee ReferralEmployee Referral
Interview search
18 interviews
S&ME interviews FAQs
- Glassdoor users rated their interview experience at S&ME as 88.9% positive with a difficulty rating score of 2.61 out of 5 (where 5 is the highest level of difficulty). Candidates interviewing for Finance and Intern rated their interviews as the hardest, whereas interviews for Project Manager and Administrative Assistant roles were rated as the easiest.
- The hiring process at S&ME takes an average of 20 days when considering 18 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 Geotechnical Staff Professional had the quickest hiring process (on average 1 day), whereas Environmental Engineer roles had the slowest hiring process (on average 60 days).
- Common stages of the interview process at S&ME according to 18 Glassdoor interviews include:
Phone interview: 23%
One on one interview: 23%
Drug test: 17%
Background check: 11%
Skills test: 11%
Group panel interview: 9%
Personality test: 3%
Presentation: 3%
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