I interviwed in Summer 2021 for a September-December 2021 internship. Standard behavioural questions relating to things like leadership, teamwork, analytics. They also asked how you would market Amex cards to younger consumers. The interviewers were very friendly.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Tell me about a time when you displayed leadership
I applied online. The process took 1 day. I interviewed at American Express (London, England) in Oct 2025
Interview
Online recorded interview. 20 seconds to prepare each question, no retakes. Questions were often long paragraphs which took up most of the prep time had many spelling errors, making themunprofessional and hard to read.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Why do you want to work for AMEX, why merchant marketing ?
I applied online. I interviewed at American Express in Oct 2022
Interview
I completed a video interview and then made it to a second round live interview. The recruiter changed my interview time five different times. During my interview, both of the interviewers showed up late. I was then ghosted after following up multiple times.
I applied online. The process took 2 months. I interviewed at American Express (New York, NY) in Oct 2022
Interview
It was not bad, pretty good throughout. overall interesting and felt well thought out. I enjoyed this interview process and would recommend it. The entire process took a few months but was not offered at the end.
Marketing Internship applicants have rated the interview process at American Express with 3 out of 5 (where 5 is the highest level of difficulty) and assessed their interview experience as 25% positive. To compare, the company-average is 61.7% positive. This is according to Glassdoor user ratings.
Candidates applying for Marketing Internship roles take an average of 60 days to get hired, when considering 4 user submitted interviews for this role. To compare, the hiring process at American Express overall takes an average of 25 days.
Common stages of the interview process at American Express as a Marketing Internship according to 4 Glassdoor interviews include:
One on one interview: 50%
Phone interview: 33%
Other: 17%
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