Consultant applicants have rated the interview process at Optum with 2.7 out of 5 (where 5 is the highest level of difficulty) and assessed their interview experience as 60% positive. To compare, the company-average is 65.1% positive. This is according to Glassdoor user ratings.
Candidates applying for Consultant roles take an average of 24 days to get hired, when considering 15 user submitted interviews for this role. To compare, the hiring process at Optum overall takes an average of 25 days.
Common stages of the interview process at Optum as a Consultant according to 15 Glassdoor interviews include:
One on one interview: 27%
Group panel interview: 20%
Phone interview: 20%
Background check: 10%
Skills test: 10%
Drug test: 7%
Personality test: 7%
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I applied online. The process took 4 weeks. I interviewed at Optum (Tampa, FL) in Feb 2023
Interview
Interview for OAS. 30 minute screening with the recruiter followed by a one hour interview with a director, then 30 minute behavioral interview, then lastly a 30 minute case study.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Explain your background and interest in consulting/Optum, lots of "tell me about a time" questions...one example was a time when I received criticism I didn't agree with.
I applied online. I interviewed at Optum in Apr 2026
Interview
Took 3 rounds of interviews and passed all of it.
I was told I was selected and asked for the 3 months payslip as part of their salary approval.
Waited a month, sent multiple follow ups regarding the status and they apologize that the job requisition has been upgraded to a higher grade level, hence the job application that I'm applying to will not push through.
Easy and enjoyable interview process however contract is technically managed by an outside vendor which takes a long time to get approved. Once approved there were no problems, this just wasn't transparent up front
Process was clear, there were 3 rounds. 1 HR, 1 with the manager and 1 was a panel round with 3/4 panelists. Avg response time between rounds was 1 week.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Tell me about yourself, technical questions, behavioral questions.