I applied online. The process took 2 weeks. I interviewed at Freddie Mac in Apr 2024
Interview
I applied to the role in April. Within a week I received an email to set up an HR screening. I did the screening, I thought it went well, and I was invited to interview with the hiring manager (hm) and the hiring manager's manager (hmm). Everything was moving very quickly and they seemed to be urgently hiring for the role because I was asked if I could interview the very next day. Good sign, right? I did a ton of research, I learned about the careers of both of my interviewers (the hmm is a big deal in the industry), and I felt extremely prepared.
Immediately, this was an awkward interview. The hmm didn't join and the hm seemed to have no interest in learning about me as a candidate. He talked about his work history and how laid back the department is. He said they hadn't hired anyone in years. He didn't ask me a single question. He seemed to have no intention of actually interviewing me. I had no opportunity to shine or share my skills. Obviously, I came prepared with questions, but not enough to fill 30-45 minutes.
To top it off, I never even heard back from the recruiter or hm. Not even an auto-rejection email. My application just changed to inactive and I was never contacted. Overall, it was a pretty devastating experience and I'm not interesting in interviewing with this company ever again. Which really sucks because I agree with the mission.
I applied online. I interviewed at Freddie Mac (McLean, VA) in Jan 2026
Interview
1st round of the interview process was with a person from HR (more so a gut check to make sure you can hold a conversation), 2nd round with leader of team you applied to be on, 3rd round with 2 panels (each 30-45 minutes). Very behavioral based
Multiple rounds of interviews with various department heads and team members, work samples were requested along with materials for me to review. Very lengthy and detailed interview process but engaging
Interview started with human resource representative - he gave a general description of interview process. I later interviewed with the hiring manager, and then the team members. Common analytics questions
Analyst applicants have rated the interview process at Freddie Mac with 2.7 out of 5 (where 5 is the highest level of difficulty) and assessed their interview experience as 63% positive. To compare, the company-average is 64.1% positive. This is according to Glassdoor user ratings.
Candidates applying for Analyst roles take an average of 12 days to get hired, when considering 19 user submitted interviews for this role. To compare, the hiring process at Freddie Mac overall takes an average of 27 days.
Common stages of the interview process at Freddie Mac as a Analyst according to 19 Glassdoor interviews include:
One on one interview: 33%
Phone interview: 25%
Group panel interview: 13%
IQ intelligence test: 13%
Background check: 4%
Other: 4%
Presentation: 4%
Skills test: 4%
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