Project Manager applicants have rated the interview process at Jacobs with 2.4 out of 5 (where 5 is the highest level of difficulty) and assessed their interview experience as 76% positive. To compare, the company-average is 72.6% positive. This is according to Glassdoor user ratings.
Candidates applying for Project Manager roles take an average of 32 days to get hired, when considering 17 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 Project Manager according to 17 Glassdoor interviews include:
Drug test: 20%
One on one interview: 20%
Phone interview: 17%
Group panel interview: 15%
Background check: 13%
Skills test: 7%
Presentation: 4%
Personality test: 2%
Other: 2%
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I applied through a recruiter. I interviewed at Jacobs in Dec 2021
Interview
Call with recruitment team then 1st interview with hiring manager. No 2nd interview. Offer was given following first interview. I have been told that they do carry out 2nd interviews but depending on the role
Informal discussion asking about experience so far, aspirations, skill sets. Seemed like a pre-screening interview with the hiring managers. Virtual meeting - reasonably informal, polite and professional. Informed about company current projects.
I applied online. I interviewed at Jacobs in Jun 2025
Interview
Easy interview, worst part is the background check, the service they use is really outdated in their process that required me to do a lot of work myself. The service seemed very unorganized
Interview questions [1]
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I applied online. The process took 2+ months. I interviewed at Jacobs (Cardiff, Wales) in May 2024
Interview
The interview process was an application on the company job portal followed by an email to notify me I was shortlisted. I was asked for availability and booked in for the interview. The interview itself went very well and even over-ran by about 20 mins as we had very good discussions about the role, the company, my experience and my ways of working and how that would fit wit the company and deliver the role effectively. As interviews go, I was confident that I would get an offer. 1 month later after chasing up twice with no response, I get an automated email to say I have been unsuccessful. The company is hypocritical and try to present a human side and emphasis on kindness and treating people right, yet they fail to do so during their own recruitment process. A simple phone call or detailed email to explain the rejection would have been appropriate. I raised this with them and was completely ignored. I will not recommend or encourage anyone to apply for to work for Jacobs.
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Question 1
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