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HKS interviews FAQs
Design Professional applicants have rated the interview process at HKS with 3 out of 5 (where 5 is the highest level of difficulty) and assessed their interview experience as 40% positive. To compare, the company-average is 73.4% positive. This is according to Glassdoor user ratings.
Candidates applying for Design Professional roles take an average of 21 days to get hired, when considering 5 user submitted interviews for this role. To compare, the hiring process at HKS overall takes an average of 25 days.
Common stages of the interview process at HKS as a Design Professional according to 5 Glassdoor interviews include:
Group panel interview: 25%
Skills test: 13%
Phone interview: 13%
Personality test: 13%
Presentation: 13%
Background check: 13%
One on one interview: 13%
Here are the most commonly searched roles for interview reports -
I applied through an employee referral. I interviewed at HKS (Atlanta, GA) in May 2016
Interview
I was interviewed by 3 members of senior management. The interview lasted about an hour and a half. They told me about what they do and what they expect from new employees, and then asked me about my experiences as well. They took a very long time, maybe 2 months, to get back to me after the interview.
Have you taken any AREs? Where are you on licensure process?
(they said they expect employees to become licensed and LEED/WELL accredited as soon as possible)
The process took 3 weeks. I interviewed at HKS (Huston, ID)
Interview
virtual interview with office director, not too many questions just personal introduction and portfolio review and then q and a part. pretty chill and not very intense glad they are interviewing all the candidate and takes long time to get the answer
They are active in career fairs and mentorship networking. May need to interview at an event/over the phone before being granted a formal interview. They were flexible with in person or virtual interviews.
I applied online. The process took 2 months. I interviewed at HKS (San Francisco, CA) in Mar 2023
Interview
Very slow response overall, disappeared for over a month with no updates before asking for a 3rd round of interview, and then disappeared after that interview with no updates again.