Started with a brief phone call from the recruitment agent (Instant Impact), then a video interview is arranged with the same person from the call.
If successful you are asked to complete a numerical & verbal reasoning test. The recruiter (Mollie in my case) will give you tips on this. It's worth doing as much revision and practice as you can. They are quite challenging, especially if like me you haven't done maths to this level since leaving school over 10 years ago. Do as many practice tests online as you can, the time limit is too short in my opinion so this helps deal with that. Practice, Practice, Practice.
If you pass the tests you'll be invited to attend a 'Discovery Day'. This is a group interview with other candidates over zoom. You are set a couple of group tasks to work through and at the end there is a solo interview. This is the first time any Octopus employees are seeing you. Again, tips are provided by the recruiter (Mollie) in advance so follow any advise here. Make sure you offer ideas and suggestions in the group tasks, remaining silent and letting everyone else do the work will not look good for you, equally don't just shout over people. They're looking for your team player skills.
The last stage (if successful) if a final solo interview a few days later. I was asked a few more questions about why I wanted to work for Octopus etc..... And luckily was offered a role afterwards.
It's quite a lengthy process, but I understand Octopus get a lot of applicants. Lastly I'd like to thank Mollie for all the help and guidance through the process.
Interview questions [2]
Question 1
What challenges you have previously faced within roles. For example, have you ever had to deal with a challenging colleague or customer?
I interviewed at Octopus Energy (Ancarano, Abruzzo)
Interview
Un primo colloquio in presenza, un test online, un secondo colloquio in presenza, ho parlato con due diverse selezionatrici che mi hanno fatto domande sul mio percorso fino ad allora, sulle mie attitudini e valori, sul perché ho scelto Octopus
I applied through an employee referral. The process took 2 weeks. I interviewed at Octopus Energy
Interview
Tuve dos entrevistas con talent y con OPS manager y TL. Me sentí muy cómoda en todo momento, me dieron la posibilidad de expresar mis motivaciones para unirme a Octopus y me escucharon activamente en todo momento. Fueron muy rápidos también en confirmarme .
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Cuéntanos un poco tu experiencia profesional previa
I applied through a staffing agency. The process took 2 weeks. I interviewed at Octopus Energy (Málaga) in Jun 2026
Interview
Ha sido un excelente proceso de selección. Desde la descripción de la vacante, hasta el día de la entrevista. Realmente todo ha sido muy familiar y amigable. Cuentan con un grupo de trabajo que lo hace todo muy dinámico y eso es de valorarlo. ¡Muchas gracias!
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
-Experiencia en el cargo
-Que expectativas tenía sobre la empresa
-Como afrontaría un momento de presion con el cliente
Energy Specialist applicants have rated the interview process at Octopus Energy with 3 out of 5 (where 5 is the highest level of difficulty) and assessed their interview experience as 99% positive. To compare, the company-average is 90.9% positive. This is according to Glassdoor user ratings.
Candidates applying for Energy Specialist roles take an average of 16 days to get hired, when considering 75 user submitted interviews for this role. To compare, the hiring process at Octopus Energy overall takes an average of 24 days.
Common stages of the interview process at Octopus Energy as a Energy Specialist according to 75 Glassdoor interviews include:
One on one interview: 18%
Group panel interview: 17%
Phone interview: 16%
Skills test: 16%
Background check: 15%
Presentation: 6%
Personality test: 5%
IQ intelligence test: 4%
Other: 3%
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