Graduate Development Program applicants have rated the interview process at National Grid with 3 out of 5 (where 5 is the highest level of difficulty) and assessed their interview experience as 47% positive. To compare, the company-average is 59% positive. This is according to Glassdoor user ratings.
Candidates applying for Graduate Development Program roles take an average of 50 days to get hired, when considering 30 user submitted interviews for this role. To compare, the hiring process at National Grid overall takes an average of 39 days.
Common stages of the interview process at National Grid as a Graduate Development Program according to 30 Glassdoor interviews include:
Phone interview: 28%
Group panel interview: 17%
Presentation: 11%
Personality test: 11%
One on one interview: 11%
Drug test: 9%
Background check: 6%
Skills test: 4%
IQ intelligence test: 4%
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I applied online. The process took 2 months. I interviewed at National Grid in Oct 2023
Interview
The first step of the process was a one-way recorded interview through Hirevue and included "games" afterwards. I was asked 5 behavioral questions.
For future applicants, I recommend that you interview with companies that have time to talk to you as a human during the interview process. Interviews should be a two-way conversation.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Please describe a time you set difficult goals for a project and the steps you took to achieve these goals. Describe the situation, what actions you took, and the result.
AI interview for the first round that was behavioral but pretty specific and not a fun experience. Think we all prefer speaking to a real person. Decently hard to come up with examples in the moment as they were not prototypical behavioral questions.
I got the first round interview which is a online assessment, have 6 behavioral questions and 2 game question.
EG. Why do you want to work for National Grid? What interests you in the Graduate Development Program?
Tell me about a time you had to change your course of action while working on an assignment.
Tell me about a time when you set difficult goals for a project and the steps you took to achieve these goals.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Tell me about a time you built a great relationship with someone. How was the relationship helpful?
I applied online. I interviewed at National Grid (Waltham, MA) in Oct 2025
Interview
Started with an initial application then got sent a few skills assessments and had to complete a pre recorded interview. After passing those you get invited for a final interview to decide offers.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Tell us about a time where you worked on a team and conflict arose, what steps did you take to resolve it?