Presidential Management Associate applicants have rated the interview process at Estée Lauder Companies with 3.3 out of 5 (where 5 is the highest level of difficulty) and assessed their interview experience as 67% positive. To compare, the company-average is 62.8% positive. This is according to Glassdoor user ratings.
Common stages of the interview process at Estée Lauder Companies as a Presidential Management Associate according to 3 Glassdoor interviews include:
Phone interview: 50%
One on one interview: 50%
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I applied through my school’s specific portal and was very quickly contacted for an interview. It’s standard interview questions, but because the volume of applicants is so high and these interviewers are burnt out, you need to have really interesting and atypical answers to stand out and be memorable. You can answer everything perfectly but if it’s not a standout, you will be rejected
I interviewed at Estée Lauder Companies (New York, NY) in Oct 2025
Interview
The first round involved interviewing with a current associate in one of their tracks and in person. It was a 30 minute interview. If moved on, you would have more focused interviews.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Tell me about a time you had to work cross functionally.
I applied through college or university. I interviewed at Estée Lauder Companies (Singapore)
Interview
Phone interview with Human Resources Representative prior to face-to-face interview. Interview lasted for a bit less than an hour. Mainly behavioural and motivational questions. A couple of industry questions at the end, but limited.
Interview questions [3]
Question 1
What are the gaps/weaknesses and opportunities that you think Estee Lauder Companies is facing?