I applied online. The process took 2 weeks. I interviewed at Freshfields (New York, NY) in Jan 2025
Interview
The interview here was an easy process and there was a lot of communication. They had thoughtful questions and were open to questions. The manager was passionate about her team
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
What were challenges I have faced and what do I do to overcome them
I applied through a recruiter. The process took 8 weeks. I interviewed at Freshfields (London, England) in May 2015
Interview
Via an agency two sets of interviews
One with PMO team
One with Stakeholder and Programme manager
First interview was a good walk through CV and looking at commonalities
Second interview was a week later and seemed like project had been approved and experience was relevant
Following interview took about six weeks for feedback via agency because project was put on hold!
Project Manager applicants have rated the interview process at Freshfields with 4 out of 5 (where 5 is the highest level of difficulty) and assessed their interview experience as 100% positive. To compare, the company-average is 62.8% positive. This is according to Glassdoor user ratings.
Candidates applying for Project Manager roles take an average of 14 days to get hired, when considering 1 user submitted interviews for this role. To compare, the hiring process at Freshfields overall takes an average of 28 days.
Common stages of the interview process at Freshfields as a Project Manager according to 1 Glassdoor interviews include:
Group panel interview: 50%
Phone interview: 50%
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