Freelance Writer applicants have rated the interview process at Freelancer with 2.3 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 76.2% positive. This is according to Glassdoor user ratings.
Candidates applying for Freelance Writer roles take an average of 4 days to get hired, when considering 8 user submitted interviews for this role. To compare, the hiring process at Freelancer overall takes an average of 15 days.
Common stages of the interview process at Freelancer as a Freelance Writer according to 8 Glassdoor interviews include:
Skills test: 27%
One on one interview: 18%
Other: 18%
Presentation: 18%
Phone interview: 9%
IQ intelligence test: 9%
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I applied online. I interviewed at Freelancer (Boston, MA) in Apr 2020
Interview
Contact employers seeking freelancers via email. They reply and and we connect via video conference. I often supply writing samples or do quick projects to showcase my skills and abilities.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
How do you approach writing about topics for which you have little experience?
I applied online. I interviewed at Freelancer (Tucson, AZ) in Mar 2025
Interview
Submitted samples of recent work thru email. There was no person to person engagement, but hope to receive more feedback should I receive a call for a second round interview.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
They asked me to share some recent work, both published or unpublished.
This isn't from the Freelancer company, it is my experience as a freelancer. Since there is no option for this, I had to use the Freelancer company as an option.
I'd say I am ok with most questions from most potentials except the ones who request for additional writing samples to prove that I'm good enough for them. These aren't worth it as it shows the company wasn't interested in me in the first place, and it becomes a wasted exercise.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Most common question asked is timeline, which is good and normally acceptable.
The process took 2 days. I interviewed at Freelancer (New York, NY)
Interview
it was super duper great, yes very ggreat. really it was. very easygoing and nice to talk to and they had great conversations and they got back really fast and so on