Administrative Assistant applicants have rated the interview process at Balfour Beatty with 2.7 out of 5 (where 5 is the highest level of difficulty) and assessed their interview experience as 67% positive. To compare, the company-average is 64% positive. This is according to Glassdoor user ratings.
Candidates applying for Administrative Assistant roles take an average of 21 days to get hired, when considering 3 user submitted interviews for this role. To compare, the hiring process at Balfour Beatty overall takes an average of 28 days.
Common stages of the interview process at Balfour Beatty as a Administrative Assistant according to 3 Glassdoor interviews include:
Background check: 25%
Phone interview: 25%
Drug test: 25%
One on one interview: 25%
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I applied online. The process took 1+ week. I interviewed at Balfour Beatty
Interview
Email to set up interview then met one on one with the manager simple questions to do with your experience. Waited a week and asked in for a 2nd interview which was to show you around where you would be working. Another week later and was called and offered the job.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
When did you have to deal with a difficult situation and how did you handle it?
I applied through a recruiter. The process took 3 weeks. I interviewed at Balfour Beatty (Middlesbrough, England) in Mar 2026
Interview
Trying to set the interview up was a nightmare, (recruiter took a week to return my call) then after doing the interview they never got in contact again despite me following up, shame that such a large company operates like this
I had a 30 minute phone interview. Now the next process is a 2 hour interview with 4 different interviewers. I feel this is excessive and intimidating to say the least.
I applied online. The process took 3 weeks. I interviewed at Balfour Beatty (Dallas, TX) in Feb 2023
Interview
Over Zoom followed by an in person meeting. It was easy to navigate/communicate. Everyone was very welcoming and answered all of my questions about the role and company culture. It was not difficult.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Tell me about a time when you were unable to complete all required tasks by the deadline. How did you handle it.