Interview was in 3 stages. First with the HR Manager, Directors of the team you would be supporting, followed by a meeting with Company Secretary on separate occasions.
Lengthy process but overall very informative. Then met with the Director of the team again before an offer was made.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
What would you do if an executive gave you sensitive company information and another executive asked you for the information?
I applied online. I interviewed at WPP in Mar 2026
Interview
Abhorrent recruitment process; unclear structure, unclear timelines, teams not aligned, feedback not aligned. Lies about internal candidates in the mix for interviews, false hopes on offers. Weeks drawn out an then to receive mixed negative news. Avoid like the plague.
I applied in-person. The process took 2 months. I interviewed at WPP
Interview
The process was very long and had 3 rounds of interviews. There was little consideration for my current employer, but I did what I had to do to get the job.
Candidates applying for Executive Assistant roles take an average of 60 days to get hired, when considering 1 user submitted interviews for this role. To compare, the hiring process at WPP overall takes an average of 25 days.
Common stages of the interview process at WPP as a Executive Assistant according to 1 Glassdoor interviews include:
Background check: 17%
Group panel interview: 17%
Phone interview: 17%
Personality test: 17%
One on one interview: 17%
Skills test: 17%
Here are the most commonly searched roles for interview reports -