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Consultant applicants have rated the interview process at Atkins 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 66.1% positive. This is according to Glassdoor user ratings.
Candidates applying for Consultant roles take an average of 90 days to get hired, when considering 2 user submitted interviews for this role. To compare, the hiring process at Atkins overall takes an average of 34 days.
Common stages of the interview process at Atkins as a Consultant according to 2 Glassdoor interviews include:
Phone interview: 20%
Other: 20%
Personality test: 20%
Skills test: 20%
Presentation: 20%
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I applied online. The process took 3 months. I interviewed at Atkins
Interview
The interview process took place on a down-top basis, starting with simple questions from HR, then a technical interview and introduction of the company culture by a slightly more experienced employee, if passed you move on to the director of your location and finally to the practice lead who asks you about the salary and will eventually be leading your future team if you accept their offer.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Education - Experience - Types of projects undertaken - Linguistic capabilities
It was good not too bad. Fairly easy questions, fairly fun presentation. Overall not a bad experience and was a really quick application process. Nothing more I can say just filling out this 30 word minimium
Lots of stages Good communication throughout the process Lots of opportunity to ask questions Phone interview, assessment centre, F2F interview then offer Assessment centre was fairly standard - writing, presenting, group task and then interview at the end
I applied online. I interviewed at Atkins (Edinburgh, Scotland) in Feb 2023
Interview
There was a briefing session in the morning which gave us more information about the role and the company. That was followed by another sessions which aimed at setting the expectations for the interview. The interview lasted for around 40-50 mins
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
The questions they asked were mostly related to my work experience, why I applied for that job and how I plan to cope with it.