Glassdoor users rated their interview experience at Beacon (UK) as 33.3% positive with a difficulty rating score of 2.33 out of 5 (where 5 is the highest level of difficulty). Candidates interviewing for Software Engineer and Senior Business Development rated their interviews as the hardest, whereas interviews for Software Engineer and Analyst roles were rated as the easiest.
The hiring process at Beacon (UK) takes an average of 1 day when considering 3 user submitted interviews across all job titles. Candidates applying for Senior Business Development had the quickest hiring process (on average 1 day), whereas Senior Business Development roles had the slowest hiring process (on average 1 day).
I applied through a recruiter. The process took 1 day. I interviewed at Beacon (UK) (London, England) in Jan 2023
Interview
Initial Phone call with a recruiter - first stage was general conversations around the role and my experience. The second stage - would have been with the director to dive into the role and experience more.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
What are you looking for in your next role? What is making you look for a new position? Tell me about your experience.
3 stage interview. First is a system design test with a senior staff followed by a company culture interview. The latter being relaxed and experience focused. Final stage is a technical test focused on algorithmic problem.
It was a standard first round interview. The recruiter asked questions like why do you want to work here, why this role, what are your salary expectations? It took place over Zoom
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
why do you want to work here, why this role, what are your salary expectations?