Engineer applicants have rated the interview process at Jacobs with 3 out of 5 (where 5 is the highest level of difficulty) and assessed their interview experience as 72% positive. To compare, the company-average is 72.6% positive. This is according to Glassdoor user ratings.
Candidates applying for Engineer roles take an average of 28 days to get hired, when considering 30 user submitted interviews for this role. To compare, the hiring process at Jacobs overall takes an average of 25 days.
Common stages of the interview process at Jacobs as a Engineer according to 30 Glassdoor interviews include:
Group panel interview: 19%
Phone interview: 19%
Background check: 15%
Skills test: 15%
One on one interview: 15%
Drug test: 8%
Personality test: 6%
Presentation: 4%
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Extremely disappointing. They repeatedly scheduled interviews and then cancelled them with no notice at all. This happened three separate times.
The constant last-minute cancellations and lack of communication came across as very disorganised and unprofessional. After the third cancelled interview, I decided to withdraw my application entirely. Unfortunately, the process ended up being a waste of time, and it left me with a very negative impression.
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Accepted offer
Positive experience
Average interview
Application
I applied through college or university. I interviewed at Jacobs (Portland, OR)
Interview
Good overall, asked me behavioral based questions mainly and asked for my technical experience. The interview lasted about 45 minutes. The process was nice and there were no trick questions.
Two phone screens and a final interview. Mix of technical and behavioral questions. Screens lasted for around 30 minutes and final interview 50 minutes. Never got an answer from them. terrible experience, lost my time.