Defra interview questions
Updated May 23, 2026Difficulty
Average
Experience
Very positive
How others got an interview
- 3%Employee ReferralEmployee Referral
- 3%Staffing AgencyStaffing Agency
- 2%OtherOther
Interview search
80 interviews
Defra interviews FAQs
- Glassdoor users rated their interview experience at Defra as 100% positive with a difficulty rating score of 3.5 out of 5 (where 5 is the highest level of difficulty). Candidates interviewing for Senior Policy Advisor and Researcher rated their interviews as the hardest, whereas interviews for Senior Policy Advisor and Researcher roles were rated as the easiest.
- The hiring process at Defra takes an average of 180 days when considering 2 user submitted interviews across all job titles. To compare, the average duration of hiring at similar companies like BlackRock, Inc. is 14 days, Fabricated Software, Inc. is 2 days, and Apple Inc. is 21 days. Candidates applying for Senior Policy Advisor had the quickest hiring process (on average 180 days), whereas Senior Policy Advisor roles had the slowest hiring process (on average 180 days).
- Common stages of the interview process at Defra according to 2 Glassdoor interviews include:
Background check: 22%
Phone interview: 11%
Personality test: 11%
One on one interview: 11%
Group panel interview: 11%
Presentation: 11%
Skills test: 11%
Other: 11%
Here are the most commonly searched roles for interview reports -
- Policy Advisor(46) ;
- Senior Policy Advisor(36) ;
- Project Manager(17) ;
- Economist(11) ;
- Executive Officer(8) ;
- Policy Officer(8) ;
- Assistant Economist(7) ;
- Civil Servant(7) ;
- HEO(7) ;
- Senior Policy Adviser(7) ;
- Deputy Director(5) ;
- Intern(5) ;
- Programmer Manager(5) ;
- Senior Executive Officer(5) ;
- Accountant(4) .
