Internship applicants have rated the interview process at American Express with 2.9 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 61.7% positive. This is according to Glassdoor user ratings.
Candidates applying for Internship roles take an average of 2 days to get hired, when considering 17 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 Internship according to 17 Glassdoor interviews include:
One on one interview: 24%
Presentation: 18%
Background check: 18%
Group panel interview: 12%
Drug test: 12%
Personality test: 6%
Phone interview: 6%
IQ intelligence test: 6%
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I applied online. The process took 3 days. I interviewed at American Express
Interview
When I applied, I had to go through an asynchronous recorded video interview. I didn’t make it past the initial video interview. I’m not a huge fan of these, as they are rather impersonal.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Why are you applying to this position? What is your greatest strength?
I interviewed at American Express (London, England)
Interview
Online coding challenge, followed by an in person day in Brighton focusing on a team coding challenge. Great fun, loads of friendly interviewers and freedom to express your ideas. This way they can cover your coding skills, teamwork and usual behavioural questions.
I applied through college or university. The process took 2 weeks. I interviewed at American Express (Hong Kong) in Mar 2026
Interview
Video Interview, very smooth but the preparation time is very short. Some questions are hard to answer but the limited time force me to answer quickly. There is only one chance for the interview. It can not be stop during the interview period.
Group interview with 5 other people, 30 min for excel in the end. Interview process was very smooth and easy, interviewers were nice. the group interview is the only real selection step after video interview
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Why American Express?
Case study about acquisition capabilities