The Motley Fool interview questions
Updated Jan 21, 2026Difficulty
Average
Experience
Very positive
How others got an interview
- 7%Employee ReferralEmployee Referral
- 4%RecruiterRecruiter
- 2%OtherOther
- 2%Staffing AgencyStaffing Agency
- 1%Campus RecruitingCampus Recruiting
Interview search
111 interviews
The Motley Fool interviews FAQs
- Glassdoor users rated their interview experience at The Motley Fool as 69.2% positive with a difficulty rating score of 2.89 out of 5 (where 5 is the highest level of difficulty). Candidates interviewing for Legal and Specialist rated their interviews as the hardest, whereas interviews for Independent Contractor and Engineer roles were rated as the easiest.
- The hiring process at The Motley Fool takes an average of 35 days when considering 111 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 QA Intern had the quickest hiring process (on average 1 day), whereas Executive Director roles had the slowest hiring process (on average 120 days).
- Common stages of the interview process at The Motley Fool according to 111 Glassdoor interviews include:
Phone interview: 32%
Group panel interview: 21%
One on one interview: 16%
Presentation: 11%
Skills test: 6%
Drug test: 4%
Background check: 3%
IQ intelligence test: 3%
Other: 2%
Personality test: 2%
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