Graduate Civil Engineer (Water) applicants have rated the interview process at Jacobs with 3.5 out of 5 (where 5 is the highest level of difficulty) and assessed their interview experience as 100% positive. To compare, the company-average is 71.3% positive. This is according to Glassdoor user ratings.
Candidates applying for Graduate Civil Engineer (Water) roles take an average of 120 days to get hired, when considering 2 user submitted interviews for this role. To compare, the hiring process at Jacobs overall takes an average of 48 days.
Common stages of the interview process at Jacobs as a Graduate Civil Engineer (Water) according to 2 Glassdoor interviews include:
One on one interview: 100%
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I applied online. I interviewed at Jacobs (Leeds, England)
Interview
Online interview: Provided with one practice question to begin with and then given 3 questions to answer. Each question can be practiced as many times as needed and can be redone if needed. Questions have a 2 min time limit.
I applied online. The process took 4 months. I interviewed at Jacobs (Manchester City Centre, England) in Feb 2024
Interview
One face to face interview, questions:
- Standard STAR based questions about working in a team, making mistakes and working with new skills.
- More technical questions about how SuDS battle the effects of climate change, benefits and weaknesses of using a RC vs Steel structure.
Interview questions [2]
Question 1
- Standard STAR based questions about working in a team, making mistakes and working with new skills.
It was very relaxed and friendly. The interviewers were friendly and made it very easy to complete the 50 minutes interview process. It was 5 minutes of introduction, 30 minutes of questions and 15 minutes to ask my own questions. After that, I waited to receive the outcome.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
What is your greatest achievement? How did you achieve it?