I applied through other source. The process took 3 weeks. I interviewed at Jacobs (London, England) in Mar 2026
Interview
Overall a smooth Process. Really nice staff and good interview questions. more of a conversation than an interview. Type of questions they ask is competency based questions e.g. "think of a time"..etc
Other Project Manager Interview Reviews for Jacobs
Informal discussion asking about experience so far, aspirations, skill sets. Seemed like a pre-screening interview with the hiring managers. Virtual meeting - reasonably informal, polite and professional. Informed about company current projects.
I applied online. I interviewed at Jacobs in Jun 2025
Interview
Easy interview, worst part is the background check, the service they use is really outdated in their process that required me to do a lot of work myself. The service seemed very unorganized
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Typical tell us about times you failed, succeeded, etc.
Project Manager applicants have rated the interview process at Jacobs with 2.4 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 72.7% positive. This is according to Glassdoor user ratings.
Candidates applying for Project Manager roles take an average of 32 days to get hired, when considering 17 user submitted interviews for this role. To compare, the hiring process at Jacobs overall takes an average of 26 days.
Common stages of the interview process at Jacobs as a Project Manager according to 17 Glassdoor interviews include:
One on one interview: 20%
Drug test: 20%
Phone interview: 17%
Group panel interview: 15%
Background check: 13%
Skills test: 7%
Presentation: 4%
Personality test: 2%
Other: 2%
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